neighbourhood in Emmen

Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum

4,285 residents · postal code 7833 · Part of Nieuw-Amsterdam, Emmen

Bottom 28% in the Netherlands

Everything close by, little to spend

In Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum quiet & nature reaches a 7.2 without greenery rising above the national median. That figure comes from low density, a noise level below the median, water nearby and a tree canopy that is above the national level; greenery is the exception here, not the rule.

With safety it is the other way round. Property crime, violence and vandalism are all above the national median, only burglary sits exactly on it. For a settlement of this size that is on the high side, and it is why a 4.5 drags the overall score down.

Wealth & income comes to 3.8, with property values well below the median and the share of lower incomes above it, while social assistance is only modestly above the national level. No sharp poverty, but a place that sits structurally below on spending power.

no. 9,437 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 31 of 75 in Emmen

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Is Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum comes out at 27 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

26.7 per 1,000

Violent crime

3.2 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.6 per 1,000

Property crime

12.9 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.1 per 1,000

In 2025, 145 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

1.0 km

Train station

1.4 km

Restaurant

0.9 km

Hospital

11.0 km

Café

0.8 km

Library

0.9 km

Motorway ramp

1.8 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

€ 284,000

Welfare recipients

14.0 per 1,000

High incomes

13%

Low incomes

44%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

70%

Social housing

26%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

85%

Built after 2000

18%

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

1,552 inw/km²

Noise level

51 dB

Green surroundings

43%

Trees nearby

11%

Water share

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

660

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.2 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

0.7 km

Households with children

36%

Childcare

0.7 km

Secondary school

8.9 km

Residents under 15

14%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1514%
NL median 14%
15–2512%
NL median 11%
25–4521%
NL median 22%
45–6530%
NL median 28%
65+23%
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
2.3 — around the average
NL median 2.3
Single-person households
30% — around the average
NL median 31%
Households with children
36% — around the average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
1,552 — far less 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 Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum comes out at 27 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 Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum?

In Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum the police recorded 145 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (27 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 Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum calculated?

Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum scores 4.6 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 Nieuw-Amsterdam-Centrum 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.