The third of the Zuidwest wijken CBS groups together as scoring unfavourably against the rest of The Hague on crime, poverty and welfare dependency. The Hague's own figures are published per wijk through Den Haag in Cijfers and the national Veiligheidsmonitor, a population survey run for CBS and the Ministry of Justice and Security. Large post-war estates on the southern edge of the city.
Bouwlust en Vrederust — The Hague, Netherlands
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No concerns found day
Average night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. The Hague publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is Bouwlust en Vrederust safe?
Wandroz currently rates Bouwlust en Vrederust in The Hague as an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report during the day and roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in The Hague at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. The Hague publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is Bouwlust en Vrederust safe at night?
At night, Bouwlust en Vrederust is rated as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in The Hague. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is Bouwlust en Vrederust a good area to stay in as a tourist?
Bouwlust en Vrederust's day rating (an area where the review found nothing traveller-relevant to report) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches The Hague, not Bouwlust en Vrederust specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for Bouwlust en Vrederust?
Not an official government crime feed — Bouwlust en Vrederust's rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know Bouwlust en Vrederust well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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