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

Is Kensington safe?

Kensington records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 38 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 57th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 397 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

38/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Kensington — higher is safer. 57th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 22% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 17% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Ocean Pkwy neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
397 incidents reported within 1 km of the Kensington center · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data.

What's reported here

Public order
86 · 22%
Other theft
113 · 28%
Violent crime
40 · 10%
Vehicle crime
65 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
28 · 7%
Other
33 · 8%

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 Kensington safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 38/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Kensington 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 Kensington?

Public order — 86 of 397 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Kensington 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.