neighbourhood in Purmerend

Werktuigenbuurt

2,305 residents · postal code 1445 · Part of Purmer-Noord, Purmerend

Top 39% in the Netherlands

Good for children, with a safety question

Violence is the figure that jumps out: in the Werktuigenbuurt it runs more than twice above the national median, while burglary stays far below. That is an unusual ratio — in most neighbourhoods with a lot of recorded violence the burglary figure is high too. So the 4.3 for safety comes from one corner, not from all of them.

The families pillar stands at 8.7 and is broadly supported here: the primary school is a few hundred metres away and four in ten households have children. Together with tree canopy well above the national picture and a sizeable share of water in the area, that also produces a quiet & nature pillar above the national middle — unusual for a neighbourhood built like this one.

no. 4,999 of 13,075 neighbourhoods with a grade
no. 13 of 31 in Purmerend

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Is Werktuigenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Werktuigenbuurt comes out at 32 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

32.3 per 1,000

Violent crime

5.4 per 1,000

Burglaries

0.4 per 1,000

Property crime

10.4 per 1,000

Vandalism

3.0 per 1,000

In 2025, 95 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

0.6 km

GP practice

1.1 km

Train station

2.8 km

Restaurant

0.7 km

Hospital

2.2 km

Café

0.7 km

Library

2.5 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

€ 383,000

Welfare recipients

13.0 per 1,000

High incomes

15%

Low incomes

37%

Vacancy

Owner-occupied

76%

Social housing

22%

Not counted

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

Single-family homes

99%

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

4,298 inw/km²

Noise level

54 dB

Green surroundings

45%

Trees nearby

14%

Water share

10%

Not counted

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

Addresses per km²

2,892

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.9 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

0.5 km

Households with children

39%

Childcare

0.4 km

Secondary school

3.6 km

Residents under 15

15%

Tick = Dutch median

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Who lives here

The age profile of Werktuigenbuurt looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

0–1515%
NL median 14%
15–2511%
NL median 11%
25–4523%
NL median 22%
45–6529%
NL median 28%
65+22%
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
28% — fewer than average
NL median 31%
Households with children
39% — more than average
NL median 35%
Residents per km²
4,298 — 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 Werktuigenbuurt a safe neighbourhood?

For 2025, Werktuigenbuurt comes out at 32 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 Werktuigenbuurt?

In Werktuigenbuurt the police recorded 95 crimes in 2025: theft, burglary, violence and vandalism combined. The comparison figure above (32 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 Werktuigenbuurt calculated?

Werktuigenbuurt scores 7.1 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 Werktuigenbuurt 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.