neighbourhood in Amsterdam
Molenwijk
2,995 residents · postal code 1035 · Part of Oostzanerwerf, Amsterdam
- no. 13,033 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 454 of 454 in Amsterdam
Scores per pillar
Molenwijk in Amsterdam-Noord is post-war high-rise with a total of 2.5: no single-family homes, seventeen per cent owner-occupied and income per resident of 23,000 euro. Amenities (7.1) are reasonable, but safety (2.6), social (2.6) and housing (2.9) sit at the bottom, at almost 45 crimes per 1,000 people present. Half of households live alone; the station lies just over six kilometres away.
Amenities nearby
Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Safety
Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year (residents plus business activity, see method). Small neighbourhoods are statistically smoothed.
per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses)
Housing
Who lives here
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Frequently asked questions
How is the grade for Molenwijk calculated?
Molenwijk scores 2.5 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 Molenwijk a safe neighbourhood?
Molenwijk scores 2.6 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (44.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.