Safety index · Queens, New York · data through June 2026
Is Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway safe?
Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 71 out of 100 — 18 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 45th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 756 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
DATA THROUGH JUNE 2026 · 6 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to New York — a typical New York neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 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 54% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 30% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 406 · 54% | |
| Public order | 130 · 17% | |
| Violent crime | 70 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 54 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 36 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 13 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Is New York safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 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
- Astoria (East)-Woodside (North)54/100 · Moderate
- Astoria (Central)47/100 · Elevated
- Old Astoria-Hallets Point64/100 · Moderate
- Jackson Heights43/100 · Elevated
- East Elmhurst55/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 71/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway 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 Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway?
Other theft — 406 of 756 incidents (54%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Astoria (North)-Ditmars-Steinway safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the NYPD 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 New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.