neighbourhood in Amersfoort
Bloemenbuurt-Oost
2,220 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort
Everything close by, little space
The number of reported offences in Bloemenbuurt-Oost is only just above the national middle, and still safety scores a 3.8. That comes down to what gets reported: violence here is nearly twice the national level, vandalism and burglary are above it, and theft — the largest category in most neighbourhoods — stays below. It is the heaviest components of this pillar that point upwards here.
On wealth & income the picture is clearer: low property values, almost half of households in the bottom income group and a social assistance rate several times the national figure. Only vacancy stays below the middle.
And then the contrast this neighbourhood carries: a 9.7 for amenities, with restaurant, supermarket, GP and school all within half a kilometre, against a 2.8 for quiet & nature — little greenery around and noise above the median.
- no. 9,686 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 109 of 131 in Amersfoort
How Bloemenbuurt-Oost scores
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Is Bloemenbuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Bloemenbuurt-Oost comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 75 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).
Tick = Dutch median
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The figures ⌄Amenities
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Wealth & income
What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Quiet & nature
How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Not counted
Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.
Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.
Tick = Dutch median
The figures ⌄Families
How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Tick = Dutch median
Who lives here
Bloemenbuurt-Oost has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 32%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2511%
NL median 11%
- 25–4532%
NL median 22%
- 45–6525%
NL median 28%
- 65+16%
NL median 22%
Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.
Average household size
2.0 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
46% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
8,552 — far more densely populated than average
NL median 2,364
Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bloemenbuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Bloemenbuurt-Oost comes out at 26 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is about the same as in an average Dutch neighbourhood. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Bloemenbuurt-Oost?
In Bloemenbuurt-Oost the police recorded 75 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (26 per 1,000) is not simply that count divided by the number of residents: we count residents plus workplaces, so a shopping street or station is not unfairly penalised, and for small counts we pull the figure towards the national average — otherwise a single incident would make a small neighbourhood look unsafe.
How is the grade for Bloemenbuurt-Oost calculated?
Bloemenbuurt-Oost scores 4.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh five equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income, quiet & nature and families — and see where Bloemenbuurt-Oost lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the five grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.
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