The most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg
2.5Number 1 · safetySchakenbosch en het BuitengebiedThe most dangerous neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg is Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied (2.5), with 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. They cluster in one corner of Leidschendam-Voorburg: 16 of the 25 in the centre. The middle neighbourhood of this top 25 has 1,965 residents. The top of this list is the neighbourhoods with the most crimes recorded per 1,000 people present. That is 4.1 times the national median for recorded crimes. Of the 42 neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg with a safety grade, 22 stay below a 5.0.
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The 10 most dangerous neighbourhoods in Leidschendam-Voorburg
Number 1
Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied
350 residents
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- 22.7safety
Voorburg Midden midden
2,915 residents
46 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 32.8safety
Voorburg Midden noord
2,750 residents
50 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 42.8safety
Amstelwijk
545 residents
53 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 52.9safety
Bovenveen noord
2,300 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 62.9safety
De Heuvel noord
1,480 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 73.3safety
Voorburg West zuid
2,820 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 83.3safety
Leidschendam - Zuid De Tol / 't Hert
2,170 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 93.4safety
Kleurenbuurt
825 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 103.4safety
Voorburg Midden zuid
2,310 residents
36 crimes per 1,000 people present
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- 113.5safety
Bovenveen midden
4,160 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 123.8safety
Prinsenhof hoog
4,705 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 133.9safety
De Heuvel zuid
1,220 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 144.0safety
Voorburg Oud zuid
2,920 residents
42 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 154.2safety
Raadhuiskwartier
2,295 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 164.3safety
Verzetsheldenwijk
1,980 residents
28 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 174.3safety
Landelijk gebied Stompwijk
825 residents
61 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 184.4safety
Sijtwende
800 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 194.5safety
Essesteijn / Dreven
2,170 residents
33 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 204.7safety
Leidschendam - Zuid De Oude Bleijck
1,090 residents
37 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 214.8safety
Bovenveen zuid
1,125 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 224.8safety
Voorburg West noord
1,965 residents
31 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 235.1safety
Nieuw Essesteijn / Zijdezigt
750 residents
43 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 245.1safety
Essesteijn / Gaarden
970 residents
38 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 255.2safety
Damcentrum
1,545 residents
34 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 265.3safety
Damsigt
1,060 residents
35 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 275.8safety
Voorburg Oud noord
4,295 residents
27 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 285.8safety
Essesteijn / Tuinen
1,050 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 296.0safety
De Rietvink / Veursestraatweg
2,610 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 306.1safety
Essesteijn / Weiden
880 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 316.6safety
Park Leeuwenbergh
420 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 326.9safety
Klein Plaspoelpolder
730 residents
22 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 337.0safety
Voorburg Noord zuid
3,760 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 347.1safety
De Zijde
1,470 residents
24 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 357.4safety
Zeeheldenwijk
1,080 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 367.6safety
Voorburg Noord noord
3,205 residents
26 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 377.7safety
Prinsenhof laag
1,075 residents
25 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 387.8safety
Duivenvoorde
2,105 residents
17 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 397.9safety
Park Veursehout
1,440 residents
23 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 408.1safety
't Lien noord
1,560 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 418.6safety
Kern Stompwijk
1,595 residents
18 crimes per 1,000 people present
- 429.2safety
't Lien zuid
2,990 residents
20 crimes per 1,000 people present
Frequently asked questions
How is this list ranked?
On the safety grade, which comes from crimes recorded by the police in 2025: violence, burglary, total crime, property crime and vandalism. Each figure is set against the number of people present — residents plus three times the number of business premises.
Why is Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied at the top?
Schakenbosch en het Buitengebied scores a 2.5 on this list, with 99 recorded crimes per 1,000 people present. That is the highest of every neighbourhood in Leidschendam-Voorburg that has a grade for this measure.
How often are these figures updated?
The crime figures are from the police for 2025; population, boundaries and the other characteristics come from the CBS neighbourhood statistics for 2025. Both are published once a year; the list is recalculated as soon as a new edition appears.