neighbourhood in Amstelveen
Galjoenbuurt
3,250 residents · postal code 1186 · Part of Waardhuizen, Middenhoven, Amstelveen
Safe, but few children
The wealth pillar in Galjoenbuurt only half adds up. Property value and the top layer of incomes are both well above the national middle, the share of low incomes below it — and at the same time the social assistance rate is double the national median. The 7.9 therefore sums up two different neighbourhoods in one figure.
The 5.7 for families has a simpler cause. The primary school is a good kilometre away, and school distance is almost two thirds of that pillar. Where the childcare and secondary school are we do not know, but the nearest supermarket or GP is no help: those count in a different pillar.
Among the offences, one stands out. Violence, property crime and vandalism all lie below the national middle, but burglary sits well above it — the single component standing in the way of an even higher safety score.
- no. 2,671 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 13 of 45 in Amstelveen
How Galjoenbuurt scores
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Is Galjoenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Galjoenbuurt comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Galjoenbuurt is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes.
The figures ⌄Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
In 2025, 48 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
The age profile of Galjoenbuurt looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1517%
NL median 14%
- 15–2510%
NL median 11%
- 25–4522%
NL median 22%
- 45–6524%
NL median 28%
- 65+27%
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
2.2 — around the 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
6,181 — 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 Galjoenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Galjoenbuurt comes out at 13 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is low: Galjoenbuurt is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the fewest recorded crimes. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.
How much crime is there in Galjoenbuurt?
In Galjoenbuurt the police recorded 48 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (13 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 Galjoenbuurt calculated?
Galjoenbuurt scores 8.5 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 Galjoenbuurt 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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