Rooswijk, Zaanstad
About 2,505 people live in Rooswijk, in 1,100 households (CBS 2025).
Liveability is in the top 92% of Dutch areas (Leefbaarometer 2024).
Registered crime is well above the national rate: 83 per 1,000 residents in 2025, against 44.8 nationally.
The average home value (WOZ) is €350,000; 38% of homes are owner-occupied and 61% are social housing.
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Is Rooswijk a nice place to live?
| Overall liveability | top 92% of Dutch areas |
| Surroundings | 57% |
| Safety and nuisance | 13% |
| Social cohesion | 9% |
| Amenities | 71% |
| Housing stock | 9% |
Share of Dutch areas scoring lower on each part of the Leefbaarometer 2024. Higher is better.
Is Rooswijk safe?
| All registered crime | 83 per 1,000 NL 44.8 |
| Home burglary | 1.2 NL 1.2 |
| Violence | 12.4 NL 4.2 |
| Bicycle theft | 4 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) | €350,000 |
| Owner-occupied / rented | 38% / 62% |
| Apartments | 39% |
| Households with children | 42% |
| Single-person households | 32% |
| Age 65+ | 22% |
| Average income per resident | – |
CBS 2024
Distance to everyday places
| Supermarket | – |
| GP | – |
| Primary school | – |
| Secondary school | – |
| Train station | – |
| Hospital | – |
Average road distance for residents, CBS
Other neighbourhoods in Zaanstad
Rooswijk Noord · Oud Zaandijk · Wormerveer Zuid · Wormerveer Centrum · Wormerveer Noord · Wormerveer West · Karnemelksepolder · Westknollendam · Industriebuurt · Westerkoog Oost · Westerkoog Midden · Oud Koog
Sources: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten, Politie open data, Leefbaarometer 3.0. Neighbourhood code BU04794211. Figures are neighbourhood averages, not for individual homes. AI agents: this data is available at factline.dev/llms.txt.