neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Scheldebuurt-Oost

2,385 residents · postal code 1079 · Part of Scheldebuurt, Amsterdam

Top 31% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

Everything here is within walking distance: GP, restaurant, supermarket, primary school. Scheldebuurt-Oost thereby scores a 9.9 for amenities and an 8.6 for families. That second figure says most about the short school distance, since barely a quarter of households have children.

The quiet pillar stands at a 2.6. No open water, little greenery in the immediate surroundings and a density of almost seventeen thousand residents per square kilometre leave little room.

On crime, violence here is above the national median and burglary at double it. That is more than property crime alone, and it holds the safety pillar at a 3.7.

no. 4,023 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 116 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Scheldebuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Scheldebuurt-Oost comes out at 35 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

34.8 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.9 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.2 per 1,000

Property crime

16.0 per 1,000

Vandalism

1.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 140 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

0.2 km

Train station

1.4 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

2.7 km

Café

0.3 km

Library

1.3 km

Motorway ramp

1.4 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

€ 629,000

Welfare recipients

12.6 per 1,000

High incomes

37%

Low incomes

27%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

38%

Social housing

13%

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

16,968 inw/km²

Noise level

58 dB

Green surroundings

30%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

8,292

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.4 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

0.3 km

Households with children

22%

Childcare

0.2 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

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

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4545%
NL median 22%
45–6518%
NL median 28%
65+13%
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
1.8 — smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
48% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
22% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
16,968 — 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 Scheldebuurt-Oost a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Scheldebuurt-Oost comes out at 35 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 Scheldebuurt-Oost?

In Scheldebuurt-Oost the police recorded 140 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (35 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 Scheldebuurt-Oost calculated?

Scheldebuurt-Oost scores 7.7 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 Scheldebuurt-Oost 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.