Safety index · Bronx, New York · data through March 2026
Is Kingsbridge-Marble Hill safe?
Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 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 131st of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 1,020 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 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 16% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 420 · 41% | |
| Violent crime | 128 · 13% | |
| Public order | 212 · 21% | |
| Sexual offences | 48 · 5% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 61 · 6% | |
| Vehicle crime | 65 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 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
- Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village28/100 · Elevated
- Bedford Park26/100 · Elevated
- Riverdale-Spuyten Duyvil49/100 · Elevated
- University Heights (North)-Fordham23/100 · High risk
- Inwood30/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Kingsbridge-Marble Hill safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 29/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 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 Kingsbridge-Marble Hill?
Other theft — 420 of 1,020 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Kingsbridge-Marble Hill 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.