Safety index · Manhattan, New York · data through March 2026
Is Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island safe?
Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 122nd of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 947 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 55% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 524 · 55% | |
| Public order | 189 · 20% | |
| Violent crime | 81 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 42 · 4% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 32 · 3% | |
| Sexual offences | 20 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.
Walking in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 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
- Upper East Side-Carnegie Hill30/100 · Elevated
- Upper East Side-Yorkville30/100 · Elevated
- East Midtown-Turtle Bay27/100 · Elevated
- Queensbridge-Ravenswood-Dutch Kills30/100 · Elevated
- Midtown-Times Square17/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 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 Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island?
Other theft — 524 of 947 incidents (55%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.
How is the Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island 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.