neighbourhood in Amersfoort
Puntenburg
1,865 residents · postal code 3812 · Part of Soesterkwartier, Amersfoort
- no. 7,370 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 91 of 131 in Amersfoort
Scores per pillar
Puntenburg is the new piece of Soesterkwartier against Amersfoort's railway: 96 percent post-2000, largely stacked, with the Eemplein square around the corner. Socio-economically the area scores 8.5, but the 47 crimes per 1,000 people present — nearly double the median — press safety to 2.8. Overall: 5.8.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Puntenburg calculated?
Puntenburg scores 5.8 overall. That is a weighted average of five pillars: safety, amenities, housing, social & income, and nature & quiet. Each pillar compares this neighbourhood with every other neighbourhood in the Netherlands, using open data from CBS and the police.
Is Puntenburg a safe neighbourhood?
Puntenburg scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (47.0 per year). The national median is around 24.1.