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Nieuw Crooswijk

Nieuw Crooswijk is a neighbourhood in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, with 4,200 residents and 1,929 homes. 21% of homes are owner-occupied and 15% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€403,000) is 18% above the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 263 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990836 · 54 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
4,200residents1 January 2025
€403,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
16%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
263services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Nieuw Crooswijk in RotterdamPostcodes in Nieuw Crooswijk highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Nieuw Crooswijk highlighted

Who lives here.

4,200 residents in 1,970 households, 2.1 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

23%
aged 0–14
12%
aged 15–24
39%
aged 25–44
9%
aged 65 and over
45%
one-person households
35%
households with children

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

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Nieuw Crooswijk is €403,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

1,929homes69 newly built in 2025
15%single-family houses85% flats and apartments
21%owner-occupied64% housing association
23%built in the last ten years7% unoccupied
300 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
2,170 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
53%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
20%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 Nieuw Crooswijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

52%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
18%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
6.5%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€4,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
46%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
20.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.6cars 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 288 crimes in Nieuw Crooswijk in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 68.6 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Threats41
Other property crime27
Vandalism and criminal damage27
Theft from vehicles24
Theft of bicycles and mopeds20
Driving under the influence15
Assault8
Vehicle theft5
Burglary of homes3
Pickpocketing3
Public violence against people1

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 Nieuw Crooswijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.7 km
Day nursery0.4 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km20.7
Primary pupils living here560
Secondary pupils living here260
Business premises880
Residents per km²3,305
Land area127 ha

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

Schools in Nieuw Crooswijk.

Primary and secondary school sites with an address in this neighbourhood.

NoenPrimary school · Islamitisch

Source: DUO Open Education Data: primary and secondary school locations (CC BY 4.0). Admission depends on each school's own policy.

Nearby neighbourhoods.

The closest neighbourhoods in Rotterdam.

Oud CrooswijkOude NoordenRubroekKralingen WestLiskwartierAgniesebuurtKralingen-Crooswijk district