Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026
Is Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills safe?
Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills shows a typical level of reported crime for New York City. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — 20 points above the citywide median of 33, ranking 9th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 83 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 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 40% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 31 · 37% | |
| Public order | 27 · 33% | |
| Vehicle crime | 13 · 16% | |
| Violent crime | 5 · 6% | |
| Burglary | 4 · 5% | |
| Robbery | 1 · 1% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 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
- Bellerose48/100 · Elevated
- Fresh Meadows-Utopia45/100 · Elevated
- Bayside44/100 · Elevated
- Queens Village41/100 · Elevated
- Jamaica Estates-Holliswood46/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 58% of severity-weighted incidents in Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 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 Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills?
Other theft — 31 of 83 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Oakland Gardens-Hollis Hills 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.