Safety index · Long Beach · data through September 2026
Is Bluff Heights safe?
Bluff Heights records more reported crime than most Long Beach neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 35 out of 100 — 22 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 72nd of 96 Long Beach neighborhoods — based on 379 incidents reported to the Long Beach Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Long Beach — a typical Long Beach neighborhood sits near 57. It ranks Bluff Heights against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (32% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 121 · 32% | |
| Vehicle crime | 74 · 20% | |
| Burglary | 38 · 10% | |
| Other theft | 65 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 37 · 10% | |
| Sexual offences | 11 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Bluff Heights at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Bluff Park41/100 · Elevated
- Carroll Park28/100 · Elevated
- Rose Park25/100 · Elevated
- Belmont Heights38/100 · Elevated
- North Alamitos Beach17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Bluff Heights safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 35/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Bluff Heights?
Violent crime — 121 of 379 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to September 2026.
How is the Bluff Heights safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Long Beach 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 Long Beach, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.