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Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026

Is Cambria Heights safe?

Cambria Heights records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 45 out of 100 — 12 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 27th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 180 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

45/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Cambria Heights — higher is safer. 27th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 26% 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 23% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Springfield BlvdFrancis Lewis Blvd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
180 incidents reported within 1 km of the Cambria Heights center · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Public order
47 · 26%
Violent crime
24 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
23 · 13%
Other theft
35 · 19%
Vehicle crime
34 · 19%
Other
11 · 6%

When it happens

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

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Cambria Heights safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 45/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Cambria 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 Cambria Heights?

Public order — 47 of 180 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Cambria 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.