neighbourhood in Amsterdam
Van der Pekbuurt
4,470 residents · postal code 1031 · Part of Volewijck, Amsterdam
- no. 12,266 of 13,064 neighbourhoods in the Netherlands
- no. 419 of 454 in Amsterdam
Scores per pillar
Social housing dominates this corner of Amsterdam-Noord: only twelve per cent is owner-occupied and fourteen per cent of homes are single-family. Amenities score 9.6, but safety drops to 2.5 — the lowest on this list — with nearly 62 crimes per 1,000 people present, even after correcting for footfall. Income stays low at €27,000, and more than half of households are one-person.
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 Van der Pekbuurt calculated?
Van der Pekbuurt scores 3.0 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 Van der Pekbuurt a safe neighbourhood?
Van der Pekbuurt scores 2.5 on safety, based on registered crimes per 1,000 people present (61.9 per year). The national median is around 24.1.