Pancras-West, Leiden
About 1,175 people live in Pancras-West, in 870 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 47% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 135.3 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €439,000; 26% of homes are owner-occupied and 6% are social housing.
The nearest train station is on average 1.5 km away, a supermarket 0.3 km and a GP 0.6 km.
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Is Pancras-West a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 47% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 54% |
| Safety and nuisance | 4% |
| Social cohesion | 9% |
| Amenities | 97% |
| Housing stock | 18% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Pancras-West safe?
| All registered crime | 135.3 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 0 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 6.8 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 45.1 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) | €439,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 26% / 74% |
| Apartments | 78% |
| Households with children | 6% |
| Single-person households | 73% |
| Age 65+ | 9% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | 0.3 km |
| GP | 0.6 km |
| Primary school | 1 km |
| Secondary school | 1.4 km |
| Train station | 1.5 km |
| Hospital | 2.8 km |
Average road distance for residents, CBS 2024
Other neighbourhoods in Leiden
Marewijk · Pancras-Oost · De Camp · d'Oude Morsch · Noordvest · Havenwijk-Noord · Havenwijk-Zuid · Molenbuurt · De Waard · Stationskwartier · Levendaal-Oost · Levendaal-West
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU05460102. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.