neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Postjeskade e.o.

2,955 residents · postal code 1058 · Part of Westindische Buurt, Amsterdam

Top 40% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, safety lags

Postjeskade e.o. combines a property value far above the national median with an income distribution that is favourable at both ends: the top group is clearly larger than nationally, the bottom one smaller. Even so, the rate of social assistance here is almost four times the national level — one component running against the rest and keeping the 7.0 for wealth & income down.

The safety score of 3.5 comes mainly from property offences, which are at more than double the national median. Violence and vandalism are only just above it.

At eighteen thousand residents per square kilometre, a 4.8 for quiet & nature is still strikingly high. The explanation is in the trees: the tree canopy around it is more than double the national share, which partly offsets the low green percentage.

no. 5,191 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 148 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Postjeskade e.o. a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Postjeskade e.o. comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Postjeskade e.

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Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.

Total crime

36.2 per 1,000

Violent crime

2.6 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.4 per 1,000

Property crime

19.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

2.7 per 1,000

In 2025, 175 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

0.6 km

GP practice

0.7 km

Train station

1.6 km

Restaurant

0.3 km

Hospital

2.4 km

Café

0.5 km

Library

1.4 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

€ 521,000

Welfare recipients

30.5 per 1,000

High incomes

32%

Low incomes

31%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

29%

Social housing

18%

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

18,215 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

43%

Trees nearby

19%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

9,137

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

0.4 km

Households with children

17%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

1.5 km

Residents under 15

11%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Postjeskade e.o. has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 48%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1511%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4548%
NL median 22%
45–6520%
NL median 28%
65+11%
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
1.7 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
52% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
17% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
18,215 — 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 Postjeskade e.o. a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Postjeskade e.o. comes out at 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present; the national middle is 24. That is high: Postjeskade e.o. 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 Postjeskade e.o.?

In Postjeskade e.o. the police recorded 175 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (36 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 Postjeskade e.o. calculated?

Postjeskade e.o. scores 7.0 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 Postjeskade e.o. 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.