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Safety index · Queens, New York · data through March 2026

Is Woodside safe?

Woodside records more reported crime than most New York neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 32 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 33, ranking 109th of 197 NYC neighborhoods — based on 777 incidents reported to the NYPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through March 2026).

32/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Woodside — higher is safer. 109th of 197 NYC neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (14% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Timing matters here: about 37% of severity-weighted incidents are reported overnight (midnight–6 a.m.), so route choice late at night matters more than the headline number suggests.

Where incidents cluster

Queens Blvd neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
777 incidents reported within 1 km of the Woodside center (500 shown) · NYPD data through March 2026 · basemap: NYC Open Data. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.

What's reported here

Violent crime
105 · 14%
Public order
162 · 21%
Other theft
223 · 29%
Other
127 · 16%
Criminal damage & arson
34 · 4%
Drugs
34 · 4%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from NYPD incident timestamps.

Walking in Woodside at night?

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Common questions

Is Woodside safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 32/100). About 64% of severity-weighted incidents in Woodside 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 Woodside?

Violent crime — 105 of 777 incidents (14%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through March 2026.

How is the Woodside 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.