neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Orteliusbuurt-Midden

1,850 residents · postal code 1057 · Part of Hoofdweg e.o., Amsterdam

Bottom 40% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

With more than thirty thousand residents per square kilometre, Orteliusbuurt-Midden is among the country's most densely populated neighbourhoods, and that explains most of the 3.3 for quiet & nature. Not everything there is bleak, though: the tree canopy here is almost twice above the national middle, which is exceptional at this density.

The safety pillar comes out at a 3.5. All four offence types sit above the median, with property crime the largest item and vandalism a notable second. So no single type explains the score on its own.

On income the area does better than its surroundings suggest: the highest income group is half again as broad as nationally, the lowest actually thinner, and little property stands empty. Only the share of residents on social assistance is six times above the Dutch middle — the reason the pillar stalls at a 6.2.

no. 7,909 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 255 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Orteliusbuurt-Midden a safe 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

38.9 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.1 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.0 per 1,000

Property crime

15.3 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.3 per 1,000

In 2025, 118 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

0.4 km

Train station

2.4 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

1.3 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

0.4 km

Motorway ramp

1.0 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

€ 452,000

Welfare recipients

48.6 per 1,000

High incomes

29%

Low incomes

33%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

31%

Social housing

33%

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

30,340 inw/km²

Noise level

55 dB

Green surroundings

41%

Trees nearby

16%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

9,289

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.5 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

0.7 km

Households with children

17%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

1.8 km

Residents under 15

10%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Orteliusbuurt-Midden has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 46%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1510%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4546%
NL median 22%
45–6524%
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
1.6 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
56% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
17% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
30,340 — 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 Orteliusbuurt-Midden a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Orteliusbuurt-Midden comes out at 39 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Orteliusbuurt-Midden is among the 20% of Dutch neighbourhoods with the most recorded crimes. 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 Orteliusbuurt-Midden?

In Orteliusbuurt-Midden the police recorded 118 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (39 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 Orteliusbuurt-Midden calculated?

Orteliusbuurt-Midden scores 5.5 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 Orteliusbuurt-Midden 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.