neighbourhood in Amsterdam

Venserpolder-West

5,010 residents · postal code 1102 · Part of Venserpolder, Amsterdam

Bottom 6% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little space

In Venserpolder-West there is not a single single-family home; everything is stacked, at more than ten thousand residents per square kilometre. That explains part of the 2.8 for quiet, even though there is more tree canopy in the surroundings than is usual nationally. What really brings that pillar down is the noise level, which lies well above it.

The wealth score hangs on one figure. Social assistance benefits are almost nine times as common here as in the average neighbourhood. The income distribution points the same way and property values stay far below the median, but it is social assistance that stands out — and after property values that weighs the heaviest in the wealth pillar.

The amenities are meanwhile fine: shop, GP and station are close by, good for a 8.3. Among the offences, violence and theft stand out above the Dutch picture, while burglary sits exactly on it.

no. 12,385 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 425 of 454 in Amsterdam

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Is Venserpolder-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Venserpolder-West 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

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

15.7 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 239 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

0.7 km

GP practice

0.6 km

Train station

1.2 km

Restaurant

0.6 km

Hospital

4.3 km

Café

1.5 km

Library

1.7 km

Motorway ramp

2.0 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

€ 286,000

Welfare recipients

67.9 per 1,000

High incomes

11%

Low incomes

47%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

23%

Social housing

66%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

Built after 2000

10%

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

10,062 inw/km²

Noise level

60 dB

Green surroundings

42%

Trees nearby

10%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

3,239

Fine particles (PM2.5)

8.8 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

0.8 km

Households with children

21%

Childcare

0.3 km

Secondary school

0.8 km

Residents under 15

12%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

Venserpolder-West has strikingly many residents aged 25 to 45: 33%, against 22% in the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1512%
NL median 14%
15–2513%
NL median 11%
25–4533%
NL median 22%
45–6526%
NL median 28%
65+16%
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
63% — far more than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
21% — far fewer than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
10,062 — 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 Venserpolder-West a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Venserpolder-West 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 Venserpolder-West?

In Venserpolder-West the police recorded 239 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 Venserpolder-West calculated?

Venserpolder-West scores 2.9 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 Venserpolder-West 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.