neighbourhood in Amstelveen
Kruidenbuurt
2,605 residents · postal code 1187 · Part of Westwijk Zuid, Amstelveen
Well-off, but not spacious
In the Kruidenbuurt more than half of households have children and one in five residents is under fifteen — and still the families score sticks at 7.9. The explanation is the primary school, a kilometre and a half away; school distance is the heaviest component of that pillar and here it holds back what the share of children delivers.
The 9.2 for wealth & income holds up on every component: a property value far above the national median, more than twice as many high incomes as nationally, fewer low ones, and social assistance and vacancy both around the median. Quiet & nature is the weak point at 4.2, and that is almost entirely the noise level, noticeably above the median, and the tree canopy, clearly below it.
- no. 2,461 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
- no. 12 of 45 in Amstelveen
How Kruidenbuurt scores
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Is Kruidenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Kruidenbuurt comes out at 19 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.
In 2025, 61 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
Kruidenbuurt has strikingly few residents aged 65 and over: 10%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.
Age profile
- 0–1521%
NL median 14%
- 15–2512%
NL median 11%
- 25–4524%
NL median 22%
- 45–6532%
NL median 28%
- 65+10%
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
2.6 — larger than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
27% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
53% — far more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
6,144 — 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 Kruidenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
For 2025, Kruidenbuurt comes out at 19 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 Kruidenbuurt?
In Kruidenbuurt the police recorded 61 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (19 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 Kruidenbuurt calculated?
Kruidenbuurt scores 8.6 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 Kruidenbuurt 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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