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Safety index · Central Area, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is Leschi safe?

Leschi shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 49 out of 100 — 4 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 53rd of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 509 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

49/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Leschi — higher is safer. 53rd of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 53. It ranks Leschi against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 33% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 29% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 28% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East Cherry StreetEast Yesler Way neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center509 incidents reported within 1 km of the Leschi center (500 shown) · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
169 · 33%
Other theft
96 · 19%
Violent crime
58 · 11%
Burglary
57 · 11%
Criminal damage & arson
47 · 9%
Other
37 · 7%

When it happens

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

Is Seattle safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Leschi at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Leschi safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 49/100). About 57% of severity-weighted incidents in Leschi 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 Leschi?

Vehicle crime — 169 of 509 incidents (33%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Leschi safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Seattle Police Department 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 Seattle, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.