district in Noardeast-Fryslân
Dokkum
Dokkum has 12 neighbourhoods with 13,030 residents in total.
In the north of Friesland, the fortified little town of Dokkum scores best on quiet and nature (6.6) and safety (6.3). Wealth lags well behind at 4.2, and amenities (5.5) are modest too. Twelve neighbourhoods inside and beyond the ramparts hold over 13,000 residents. A 5.6 overall keeps the town just below the national middle.
no. 5 of the 15 districts of Noardeast-Fryslân
Short answer: Dokkum scores 5.6 as a district of Noardeast-Fryslân, no. 5 of the 15 districts of Noardeast-Fryslân. Its strongest neighbourhood is Dokkum Hogedijken (9.2), the worst Dokkum binnen de Bolwerken (3.1). The district has 12 neighbourhoods with 13,030 residents in total.
Key figures for Dokkum
- residents
- 13,030
- neighbourhoods
- 12
- km² of land
- 9.2
How Dokkum 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, 422 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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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.
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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
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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 Dokkum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1515%
NL median 14%
- 15–2513%
NL median 11%
- 25–4521%
NL median 22%
- 45–6526%
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
2.1 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
32% — fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
2,556 — 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 Dokkum, weighted by population.
The best and worst neighbourhoods of Dokkum
The same total grade, the same yardstick — from the top to the bottom of Dokkum.
Neighbourhoods in Dokkum
Sorted by total grade