Safety index · Brooklyn, New York · data through June 2026
Is Kensington safe?
Kensington shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 65 out of 100 — 12 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 58th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 827 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 Kensington 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 28% 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 17% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 230 · 28% | |
| Public order | 196 · 24% | |
| Violent crime | 116 · 14% | |
| Vehicle crime | 120 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 54 · 7% | |
| Other | 61 · 7% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Kensington 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.
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- Flatbush (West)-Ditmas Park-Parkville51/100 · Moderate
- Borough Park73/100 · Moderate
- Flatbush38/100 · Elevated
- Windsor Terrace-South Slope86/100 · Low risk
- Sunset Park (East)-Borough Park (West)51/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Kensington safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 65/100). About 47% 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?
Other theft — 230 of 827 incidents (28%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 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. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.