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Safety index · Ward 4, Washington, D.C. · data through November 2026

Is Crestwood, Washington, D.C. safe?

Crestwood shows a typical level of reported crime for Washington, D.C.. Its SafeRoute safety index is 63 out of 100 — 7 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 45th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods — based on 242 incidents reported to the DC Metropolitan Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

63/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Crestwood — higher is safer. 45th of 132 D.C. neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Washington, D.C. — a typical Washington, D.C. neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Crestwood against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 43% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 25% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

16th Street Northwest13th Street Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center242 incidents reported within 1 km of the Crestwood center · DC Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
104 · 43%
Vehicle crime
89 · 37%
Burglary
21 · 9%
Robbery
14 · 6%
Violent crime
12 · 5%
Sexual offences
2 · 1%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Washington, D.C. safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Crestwood at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Crestwood safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 63/100). About 44% of severity-weighted incidents in Crestwood are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Crestwood?

Other theft — 104 of 242 incidents (43%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to November 2026.

How is the Crestwood safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the DC Metropolitan Police by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Washington, D.C., so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.