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Oud Crooswijk

Oud Crooswijk is a neighbourhood in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district of Rotterdam, with 8,070 residents and 4,119 homes. 8% of homes are owner-occupied and 4% are single-family houses. The average WOZ value (€298,000) is 13% below the municipal average. From a typical postcode here, 451 everyday services are within a 15-minute walk.

Neighbourhood 05990837 · 120 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
8,070residents1 January 2025
€298,000average WOZ home valueRotterdam: €342,000
13%green within 500 mRotterdam: 20%
451services within 15 minutesmedian postcode
Oud Crooswijk in RotterdamPostcodes in Oud Crooswijk highlighted; the rest of Rotterdam in grey
Map of Rotterdam with Oud Crooswijk highlighted

Who lives here.

8,070 residents in 4,105 households, 1.9 people per household on average; next to the figure for Rotterdam.

15%
aged 0–14
15%
aged 15–24
30%
aged 25–44
16%
aged 65 and over
54%
one-person households
30%
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 Oud Crooswijk is €298,000, against €342,000 in Rotterdam.

4,119homes51 newly built in 2025
4%single-family houses96% flats and apartments
8%owner-occupied77% housing association
3%built in the last ten years4% unoccupied
590 m³gas per home per yearRotterdam: 580 m³
1,870 kWhelectricity per home per yearRotterdam: 2,120 kWh
18%homes off the gas gridRotterdam: 24%
2%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 Oud Crooswijk compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

64%of households in the lowest 40% nationallyRotterdam: 51%
6%in the top 20% nationallyRotterdam: 14%
8.5%of residents live below the poverty lineRotterdam: 6.3%
€2,000median household wealthRotterdam: €13,000
57.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in workRotterdam: 67.0%
22%with a university or higher professional degreeRotterdam: 33%
16.0%of workers are self-employedRotterdam: 17.0%
0.5cars 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 546 crimes in Oud Crooswijk in 2025, 16% more than in 2024. That is 67.7 per 1,000 residents, compared with 78.5 across Rotterdam.

Vandalism and criminal damage73
Theft of bicycles and mopeds66
Theft from vehicles49
Assault35
Threats34
Other property crime32
Burglary of homes16
Driving under the influence12
Vehicle theft8
Public violence against people3
Street robbery2
Pickpocketing1

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 Oud Crooswijk, a very highly urban area.

Distance to

GP practice0.5 km
Large supermarket0.3 km
Day nursery0.3 km
Primary school0.4 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km26.6
Primary pupils living here660
Secondary pupils living here410
Business premises960
Residents per km²16,519
Land area49 ha

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

Schools in Oud Crooswijk.

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

Oscar RomeroPrimary school · Rooms-Katholiek
KC TalmaPrimary school · Protestants-Christelijk

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.

Nieuw CrooswijkRubroekOude NoordenKralingen WestAgniesebuurtStadsdriehoekKralingen-Crooswijk district