The districts of Dijk en Waard
Dijk en Waard has 90,745 residents (2026), spread across 25 districts and 69 neighbourhoods.
Families packed close together
Dijk en Waard comes out at 7.5 as a municipality — better than 66% of Dutch neighbourhoods. Families lift that grade with 7.8; quiet and nature hold it back at 5.5. The highest neighbourhood grades sit in De Draai Zuid (9.9), the lowest in Zandhorst III (2.5). That is 7.4 points of difference inside one municipality.
Key figures for Dijk en Waard
- residents
- 90,745
- districts
- 25
- neighbourhoods
- 69
- km² of land
- 61.9
How Dijk en Waard scores
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The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 3,201 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
The safest neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard →The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard →
The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄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.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
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
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
The age profile of Dijk en Waard looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1516%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4525%
NL median 22%
- 45–6527%
NL median 28%
- 65+20%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
32% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
38% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,713 — 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 Dijk en Waard, weighted by population.
Strongest neighbourhoods
The best neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard →De Draai Zuid
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Mayersloot Zuid
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Huygenhoek Zuid
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Duizend Eilandenrijk Zuid
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Huygenhoek Midden
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Sint-Pancras kern
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Weakest neighbourhoods
The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Dijk en Waard →Other rankings
All districts of Dijk en Waard
Sorted by total grade
- 1Sint-Pancras9.2
- 2De Draai9.2
- 3Huygenhoek9.0
- 4Broekhorn8.9
- 5Planetenwijk8.6
- 6Stad van de Zon8.5
- 7Butterhuizen8.4
- 8't Kruis8.4
- 9Zuidwijk8.3
- 10Edelstenenwijk8.2
- 11Broek op Langedijk8.0
- 12Zuid-Scharwoude7.8
- 13Schilderswijk7.8
- 14Bomen- Recreatiewijk7.6
- 15Oudkarspel7.4
- 16De Noord7.2
- 17Molenwijk7.2
- 18Noord-Scharwoude6.4
- 19Koedijk6.2
- 20Oostertocht5.6
- 21Schrijverswijk5.2
- 22Heemradenwijk5.0
- 23Rivierenwijk4.4
- 24Stadshart3.5
- 25Bedrijventerrein Heerhugowaard3.1