Safety index · Country Club/
Is Ward Estates safe?
Ward Estates sits at the safer end of Kansas City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 84 out of 100 — 29 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 30th of 243 Kansas City neighborhoods — based on 51 incidents reported to the KCPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
DATA THROUGH OCTOBER 2026 · 9 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Kansas City — a typical Kansas City neighborhood sits near 55. It ranks Ward Estates against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 27% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 26% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 14 · 27% | |
| Other theft | 12 · 24% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 7 · 14% | |
| Violent crime | 6 · 12% | |
| Other | 6 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 3 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Kansas City safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Ward Estates at night?
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- Country Club74/100 · Moderate
- Sunset Hill West90/100 · Low risk
- Sunset Hill56/100 · Moderate
- Countryside61/100 · Moderate
- Wornall Homestead70/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Ward Estates safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 84/100). About 58% of severity-weighted incidents in Ward Estates are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Kansas City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Ward Estates?
Vehicle crime — 14 of 51 incidents (27%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 9 months to October 2026.
How is the Ward Estates safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Kansas City Police Department 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 Kansas City, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.