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Safety index · Staten Island, New York · data through June 2026

Is West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill safe?

West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill sits at the safer end of New York City by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 90 out of 100 — 37 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 8th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 173 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

90/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill — higher is safer. 8th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

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 West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — public order alone is 31% 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

Castleton AveVictory Blvd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
173 incidents reported within 1 km of the West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill center · NYPD data through June 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Public order
54 · 31%
Violent crime
29 · 17%
Other theft
39 · 23%
Other
18 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
15 · 9%
Vehicle crime
12 · 7%

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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Common questions

Is West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 90/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for New York City, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes Hill?

Public order — 54 of 173 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 6 months to June 2026.

How is the West New Brighton-Silver Lake-Grymes 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. The scale is calibrated within New York, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.