neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Middenmeer-Zuid

5,140 residents · postal code 1098 · Part of Middenmeer, Amsterdam

Top 14% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

Burglary in Middenmeer-Zuid is a good deal less common than nationally, while theft runs at roughly double. That combination determines the 5.1 for safety: not a neighbourhood where people get into your home, but one where things disappear outside. Violence likewise lies above the Dutch figure.

The 8.7 for wealth deserves a caveat. Property values lie far above the national median and a good third of households have a high income, but social assistance use comes out exactly at the national figure. Prosperous at the top does not mean here that the bottom is gone.

What works most against the overall score of 9.0 is the 3.1 for quiet. With almost thirteen thousand residents per square kilometre, little greenery and no open water in the surroundings that is no surprise; the tree canopy is the only component that comes out above the average.

no. 1,764 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 38 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Middenmeer-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Middenmeer-Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more 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.

Total crime

30.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.3 per 1,000

Property crime

17.5 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 255 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

0.4 km

GP practice

0.4 km

Train station

1.2 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

2.6 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

1.5 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 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

€ 634,000

Welfare recipients

7.8 per 1,000

High incomes

36%

Low incomes

30%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

50%

Social housing

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

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

12,983 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

39%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

4,378

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.9 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

33%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.3 km

Residents under 15

18%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Middenmeer-Zuid has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 33%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1518%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4533%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
NL median 28%
65+12%
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
2.1 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
41% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
33% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
12,983 — 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 Middenmeer-Zuid a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Middenmeer-Zuid comes out at 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is more than in most Dutch neighbourhoods. One caveat: the figure counts per person present, not per resident. In a neighbourhood with many visitors — a centre, a station, a shopping area — it therefore comes out higher than residents experience. The figure is about what the police record, not about the people who live there.

How much crime is there in Middenmeer-Zuid?

In Middenmeer-Zuid the police recorded 255 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (31 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 Middenmeer-Zuid calculated?

Middenmeer-Zuid scores 9.0 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 Middenmeer-Zuid 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.