Centrum, Den Helder
About 1,450 people live in Centrum, in 900 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 97% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 202.8 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €192,000; 42% of homes are owner-occupied and 35% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 0.7 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.4 km.
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Is Centrum a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 97% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 88% |
| Safety and nuisance | 2% |
| Social cohesion | 10% |
| Amenities | 66% |
| Housing stock | 14% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Centrum safe?
| All registered crime | 202.8 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 4.1 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 17.9 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 38.6 NL 5.5 |
Police-registered crime 2025. Centres with many visitors score high per resident because visitors are not residents.
Homes and people
| Average home value (WOZ) | €192,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 42% / 58% |
| Apartments | 71% |
| Households with children | 16% |
| Single-person households | 60% |
| Age 65+ | 30% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.4 km |
| Primary school | 0.6 km |
| Secondary school | 3.2 km |
| Train station | 0.7 km |
| Hospital | 1.6 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Den Helder
Oostsloot · Willemsoord · Sluisdijk · Visbuurt · Grachtengordel · Vogelbuurt · Mijnendienst · Oud Den Helder · Van Galenbuurt · Indische buurt-Noord · Indische buurt-Zuid · Geleerdenbuurt
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04000102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.