neighbourhood in Amersfoort

Bloemenbuurt-West

1,775 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort

Top 46% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

Bloemenbuurt-West registers fewer offences than the average Dutch neighbourhood and still gets no higher than a 7.3 for safety. The reason is the mix: violence here is above the national median, and that is the heaviest component of this pillar. Burglary, by contrast, is practically absent.

The 4.8 for wealth & income largely points one way — a property value below the national median, a broad lowest income group and almost three times as much social assistance as nationally. Only vacancy is negligible. What the neighbourhood makes up for is accessibility, with an 8.6 for amenities: everything within walking distance, except the station. The 3.6 for quiet & nature belongs with the density; greenery within three hundred metres stays below the Dutch level.

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no. 84 of 131 in Amersfoort

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Is Bloemenbuurt-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bloemenbuurt-West comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods.

The figures ⌄

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

20.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.1 per 1,000

Property crime

6.8 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.6 per 1,000

In 2025, 45 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.

Supermarket

0.8 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

3.2 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

2.6 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

2.2 km

Motorway ramp

1.2 km

Tick = Dutch median

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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.

Property value

€ 380,000

Welfare recipients

22.5 per 1,000

High incomes

18%

Low incomes

40%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

42%

Social housing

46%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes

92%

Built after 2000

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.

Population density

9,260 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

49%

Trees nearby

12%

Water share

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²

1,561

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.7 µg/m³

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

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Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.

Primary school

0.8 km

Households with children

35%

Childcare

0.8 km

Secondary school

1.9 km

Residents under 15

17%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Bloemenbuurt-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 35%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1517%
NL median 14%
15–259%
NL median 11%
25–4535%
NL median 22%
45–6523%
NL median 28%
65+15%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
35% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
35% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
9,260 — 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-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Bloemenbuurt-West comes out at 21 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is fewer than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Bloemenbuurt-West?

In Bloemenbuurt-West the police recorded 45 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (21 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-West calculated?

Bloemenbuurt-West scores 6.6 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-West 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.