Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through June 2026
Is Chelsea-Hudson Yards safe?
Chelsea-Hudson Yards records a high level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 28 out of 100 — 25 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 168th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 3,837 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 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 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 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 34% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 1,418 · 37% | |
| Violent crime | 563 · 15% | |
| Public order | 613 · 16% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 261 · 7% | |
| Drugs | 365 · 10% | |
| Sexual offences | 181 · 5% |
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 Chelsea-Hudson Yards 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.
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- Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square19/100 · High risk
- West Village37/100 · Elevated
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- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
- Gramercy25/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Chelsea-Hudson Yards safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 28/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Chelsea-Hudson Yards 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 Chelsea-Hudson Yards?
Other theft — 1,418 of 3,837 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.
How is the Chelsea-Hudson Yards 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.