The districts of Den Helder

Den Helder has 56,660 residents (2026), spread across 9 districts and 66 neighbourhoods.

Bottom 34% of the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

Den Helder averages 5.0, which puts the municipality above 33% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Amenities lift that grade with 7.6; wealth and income hold it back at 4.3. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in Malzwin (9.4), the lowest in Centrum (2.6). That is 6.8 points of difference inside one municipality.

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residents: 56,660
districts: 9
neighbourhoods: 66
km² of land: 45.1

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

37.1 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.1 per 1,000

Property crime

15.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

4.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 2,982 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.9 km

GP practice

1.0 km

Train station

2.9 km

Restaurant

0.8 km

Hospital

4.2 km

Café

1.0 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.9 km

Tick = Dutch median

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Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.

Property value

€ 267,180

Welfare recipients

24.3 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

39%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

57%

Social housing

35%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

75%

Built after 2000

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

5,131 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

43%

Trees nearby

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,737

Fine particles (PM2.5)

6.6 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

Tick = Dutch median

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.7 km

Households with children

29%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

2.2 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Den Helder looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4524%
NL median 22%
45–6527%
NL median 28%
65+25%
NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
42% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
29% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
5,118 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in Den Helder, weighted by population.