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Nieuw Den Helder-West

Nieuw Den Helder-West has 5 neighbourhoods with 3,170 residents in total.

Bottom 26% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 5 of the 8 districts of Den Helder

Short answer: Nieuw Den Helder-West scores 4.4 as a district of Den Helder, no. 5 of the 8 districts of Den Helder. Its strongest neighbourhood is Liniebuurt (6.9), the worst Duinbuurt (3.8). The district has 5 neighbourhoods with 3,170 residents in total.

Key figures for Nieuw Den Helder-West

residents
3,170
neighbourhoods
5
km² of land
4.1

How Nieuw Den Helder-West 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.
Total crime
31.8 per 1,000
Violent crime
2.5 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.6 per 1,000
Property crime
11.5 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 155 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

The safest neighbourhoods in Den HelderThe most dangerous neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.9 km
GP practice
1.2 km
Train station
2.7 km
Restaurant
0.6 km
Hospital
2.2 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
3.1 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Den Helder

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.
Property value
€ 309,087
Welfare recipients
39.0 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
43%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
49%
Social housing
48%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes
76%
Built after 2000
3%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
2,964 inw/km²
Noise level
43 dB
Green surroundings
60%
Trees nearby
11%
Water share
0%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²
1,222
Fine particles (PM2.5)
6.5 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

The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Den Helder

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
1.1 km
Households with children
27%
Childcare
0.8 km
Secondary school
1.8 km
Residents under 15
14%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Den Helder

Who lives here

Nieuw Den Helder-West has strikingly many residents aged 65 and over: 28%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1514%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2510%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4521%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6527%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+28%

    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

    1.9smaller than average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    45%far more than average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    27%fewer than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    2,964more 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 Nieuw Den Helder-West, weighted by population.

The best and worst neighbourhoods of Nieuw Den Helder-West

The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Nieuw Den Helder-West.

Neighbourhoods in Nieuw Den Helder-West

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Liniebuurt6.9
  2. 2Huisduinen5.9
  3. 3Jeruzalem4.2
  4. 4Duinbuurt3.8
  5. Donkere Duinen