neighbourhood in Amstelveen

Heldenbuurt

3,070 residents · postal code 1183 · Part of Bankras, Kostverloren, Amstelveen

Top 36% in the Netherlands

Good for children, with a safety question

Burglary in Heldenbuurt is five times as common as the national figure, and that is the component dragging safety down to a 4.3. Theft and vandalism, after all, are below the national median and violence only just above it. A neighbourhood with little crime in general can still have a specific problem.

Wealth & income comes out at a 6.9 and it is divided. Property values are well above the national middle and so is the share of high incomes, but the social assistance rate is more than three times the national median. That is an exception the average does not show.

The 8.7 for families comes from the primary school around the corner combined with a substantial share of households with children. The noise level is well above the national middle, and that is what holds quiet & nature at a 5.4 while greenery and tree canopy are not bad at all.

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no. 23 of 45 in Amstelveen

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Is Heldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Heldenbuurt comes out at 24 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.

Total crime

23.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.7 per 1,000

Burglaries

3.1 per 1,000

Property crime

7.6 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 102 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

0.5 km

GP practice

0.8 km

Train station

3.9 km

Restaurant

0.5 km

Hospital

3.2 km

Café

2.4 km

Library

2.8 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 530,000

Welfare recipients

26.1 per 1,000

High incomes

29%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

46%

Social housing

40%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

46%

Built after 2000

10%

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

7,012 inw/km²

Noise level

57 dB

Green surroundings

51%

Trees nearby

13%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,673

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.5 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

0.6 km

Households with children

37%

Childcare

0.5 km

Secondary school

1.5 km

Residents under 15

19%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Heldenbuurt has strikingly many children under 15: 19%, against 14% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1519%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4528%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
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
2.2 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
40% — more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
37% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
7,012 — 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 Heldenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Heldenbuurt comes out at 24 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 Heldenbuurt?

In Heldenbuurt the police recorded 102 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (24 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 Heldenbuurt calculated?

Heldenbuurt scores 7.3 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 Heldenbuurt 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.