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Kralingen-Crooswijk

Kralingen-Crooswijk is one of 18 districts in Rotterdam, with 55,890 residents and 28,691 homes in 8 neighbourhoods. The average WOZ value of €395,000 is 15% above the municipal average. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home is green space.

District 059908 · 8 neighbourhoods · 944 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
55,890residents1 January 2025
€395,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
17%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
288services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Kralingen-Crooswijk in RotterdamPostcodes in Kralingen-Crooswijk highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Kralingen-Crooswijk highlighted

Neighbourhoods of Kralingen-Crooswijk.

Colour shows where each neighbourhood sits among all 83 neighbourhoods in Rotterdam.

NeighbourhoodResidentsWOZ valueOwner-occupiedSingle-familyAged 65+Green 500 mServices 15 min
Rubroek8,430€316k19%0%15%13%644
Nieuw Crooswijk4,200€403k21%15%9%16%263
Oud Crooswijk8,070€298k8%4%16%13%451
Kralingen West15,925€386k28%8%14%15%310
Kralingen Oost8,595€685k48%31%15%23%217
Kralingse Bos95€1,057k61%87%26%55%63
De Esch4,605€337k22%4%21%31%116
Struisenburg5,970€346k33%0%13%14%285

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Kralingen-Crooswijk is €395,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

28,691homes120 newly built in 2025
9%single-family houses91% flats and apartments
26%owner-occupied46% housing association
5%built in the last ten years6% unoccupied
510 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
1,920 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
31%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
6%homes with solar panelsRotterdam: 11%

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Kralingen-Crooswijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

59%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
12%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
6.7%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€6,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
63.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
43%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
17.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.4cars per householdRotterdam: 0.6

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 4,146 crimes in Kralingen-Crooswijk in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 74.2 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Theft of bicycles and mopeds621
Other property crime447
Theft from vehicles441
Vandalism and criminal damage328
Driving under the influence203
Threats189
Assault174
Burglary of homes93
Vehicle theft50
Public violence against people30
Street robbery13
Pickpocketing12
Hold-up robbery1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Kralingen-Crooswijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.6 km
Large supermarket0.5 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.6 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km19.9
Primary pupils living here3,530
Secondary pupils living here2,280
Business premises8,600
Residents per km²5,365
Land area1,042 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

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