Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through March 2026
Is Brooklyn Heights safe?
Brooklyn Heights records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 29 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 33, ranking 126th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,106 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 385 · 35% | |
| Violent crime | 137 · 12% | |
| Public order | 180 · 16% | |
| Other | 164 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 · 5% | |
| Weapons possession | 27 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Brooklyn Heights at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Downtown Brooklyn-DUMBO-Boerum Hill23/100 · High risk
- Fort Greene23/100 · High risk
- Chinatown-Two Bridges23/100 · High risk
- Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook36/100 · Elevated
- Financial District-Battery Park City29/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Brooklyn Heights safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 35% of severity-weighted incidents in Brooklyn Heights 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 Brooklyn Heights?
Other theft — 385 of 1,106 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Brooklyn Heights 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.