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neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Cruquiusbuurt

2,575 residents · postal code 1019 · Part of Oostelijk Havengebied, Amsterdam

  • no. 2,531 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
  • no. 95 of 454 in Amsterdam

Scores per pillar

The Cruquiusbuurt is new-build in Amsterdam's Eastern Docklands: almost 15,000 residents per square kilometre, 99 per cent constructed after 2000 and not a single family house. Residents are young, only 4 per cent over 65, and social cohesion is exceptionally high at 9.5. Housing scores 8.1, with property at 660,000 euro well above the middle. Safety, at 5.7, is the neighbourhood's middling note.

Amenities nearby

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

Large supermarket
1.6 km
General practitioner
1.6 km
Primary school
1.7 km
Secondary school
1.9 km
Childcare
0.3 km
Train station
2.5 km
Hospital
3.4 km
Restaurant
0.2 km
Café
0.2 km
Library
1.5 km

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.

Total crimes
29.3
Violent crimes
1.4
Burglaries
0.5

per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)

Housing

Average property value
€ 660,000
Owner-occupied
33%
Single-family homes
0%
Built after 2000
99%
Income per resident

Who lives here

0–15 12%15–25 7%25–45 62%45–65 15%65+ 4%
Average household size
1.8
Households with children
19%
Single-person households
48%
Residents per km²
14,727

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Frequently asked questions

How is the grade for Cruquiusbuurt calculated?

Cruquiusbuurt scores 8.5 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 Cruquiusbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Cruquiusbuurt scores 5.7 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (29.3 per year). The national median is around 24.1.