neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Van der Helstpleinbuurt

3,860 residents · postal code 1073 · Part of Nieuwe Pijp, Amsterdam

Bottom 40% in the Netherlands

The Van der Helstpleinbuurt sits in the Nieuwe Pijp and, at over 28,000 residents per square kilometre, is the most crowded neighbourhood in this set. Cafés and shops are on the corner: amenities score a near-perfect 9.9. Not a single family house, 62 percent living alone and a high income of €52,000 per resident. Space and quiet at 2.7 is the lowest possible mark, and safety trails at 2.8, with more than 41 offences per 1,000 people present, above the national median.

no. 7,968 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 258 of 454 in Amsterdam

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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

41.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

4.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

1.6 per 1,000

Property crime

22.1 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.5 per 1,000

In 2025, 278 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

0.3 km

Train station

2.1 km

Restaurant

0.2 km

Hospital

2.0 km

Café

0.2 km

Library

0.8 km

Motorway ramp

2.4 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

€ 531,000

Welfare recipients

36.3 per 1,000

High incomes

34%

Low incomes

31%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

29%

Social housing

27%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

12%

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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

28,330 inw/km²

Noise level

56 dB

Green surroundings

23%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

11,934

Fine particles (PM2.5)

9.8 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

13%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.6 km

Residents under 15

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Van der Helstpleinbuurt has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 50%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–158%
NL median 14%
15–2510%
NL median 11%
25–4550%
NL median 22%
45–6522%
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
1.5 — far smaller than average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
62% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
13% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
28,330 — 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

How is the grade for Van der Helstpleinbuurt calculated?

Van der Helstpleinbuurt scores 5.4 as its total score. That grade is a national position: we weigh four equally heavy scores — safety, amenities, wealth & income and quiet & nature — and see where Van der Helstpleinbuurt lands among every neighbourhood in the Netherlands. So it is not the mean of the four grades, but a place in the queue. All from open data published by CBS and the police.

Is Van der Helstpleinbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

Van der Helstpleinbuurt scores 2.8 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (41.7 per year). The national median is around 24.1.