Is Netherlands Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Netherlands
Safety rating
Women living in Netherlands consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Netherlands consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 7.1% percentage of women in Netherlands have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 364 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.5/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4.1/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.7/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.8/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.6/5 | A bit worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.4/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.3/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Netherlands?
Rotterdam
Overall, the city is pretty safe. There are some areas best avoided due to their reputation, but if you stick to popular spots, you'll be fine. That said, at night, I sometimes get uncomfortable comments from a few men on the street...especially depending on what I’m wearing, unfortunately
Posted: March 27, 2025Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a relatively safe city, then again it is a big city and walking home late at night you can make strange encounters. It is also a matter of which areas you are in (the south is a bit more unsafe). That being said, I have never had any truly bad experiences in 5 years of living in Rotterdam.
Posted: March 26, 2025
Lara
Tilburg Centrum
In our city there is not a lot of visual criminality however sometimes there are these adolescent guy groups who are bored and go find some troubel. The max that they do is yell something but they dont do cause a lot of trouble. There are checks in the city and the police is whithin a few minutes there, if you call them. Overall it is a very calm and safe city.
Posted: March 25, 2025
Ana
Amsterdam
Sometimes there are pickpockets but that’s it. I was never verbally harassed or anything. I feel quite safe in this country. I think people are focused in better things than to break the law, everyone is very much in their own life, in their own path, not messing with anything or anyone.
Posted: March 22, 2025Almere
Its safe, just be generally careful and dont go to for midnight kromsloot park walks by yourself Cities are safe also at night, transport also safe, just mind your own business Can walk by yourself anywhere during the day
Posted: March 20, 2025Assen
Relatively safe, low crime rate especially in the suburbs, city centre perhaps more feeling of unsafety, but objectively low crime rate and little things happening, little places with no people closely around
Posted: March 18, 2025
Jansje
Utrecht
Utrecht is a safe city, especially in the city center. Sexual harassment and inappropriate comments can happen but bigger clubs have people assigned to create safe environments or you can go to the personal and tell them when you are feeling unsafe. I feel safe going home at night by myself and do this often, but of course I will always be aware of my surroundings and I make sure I am always conscious. I’ve been lucky not to have experienced bad things, but that does not mean it cannot or does not happen.
Posted: March 16, 2025Amstenrade
I live in a tiny village in the south of the Netherlands. My village is called Amstenrade. It's a very calm neighborhood with low crime rates. Personally, I feel safe while solo camping in my van in the Netherlands.
Posted: March 15, 2025Breda
Breda is a very safe city in the netherlands, its cosy and the people are very friendly and helpful. Public transport is accessible, streets are well lit and the clubs are well secured. Only bikes tend to get stolen so make sure you lock it well.
Posted: March 13, 2025Leerdam
I have lived in Leerdam my whole life. I know there are incidents sometimes, but I have personally never experienced anything bad happening in this town and neither have my friends. I have cycled home from the city centre many times at night and I have never had anything happen to me. I know bad things can happen, but I have never felt unsafe because of that. I would say the chances of getting in a car accident are greater than anything bigger than petty crimes happening here.
Posted: March 12, 2025Is Netherlands worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 139 experiences from female travelers
Jovana
Germany
Rotterdam, Solo travel
I was in Rotterdam in the Sommer and I felt really safe. City is really nice, but you can see most of it in one day. I went to the two hours cruse with boat , and I was disappointed. They show you just the Industry side of the city.
Posted: March 11, 2025Experienced: May, 2023The Hague, Couple travel
We stayed in a bed and breakfast the food in the b&b wasn't That Good. For dinner we went to two different Italian restaurants and they were amazing. If you are planning to go to den Haag by car, don't! Its very expensive to park there. You can go to the beatch and go swimming. There are a few Museum witch are worth a visit (Museum Voorlinden). Or you can go to Duinrell.
Posted: March 9, 2025Meet locals in Netherlands
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