Safety index · Queen Anne, Seattle · data through July 2026
Is Lower Queen Anne safe?
Lower Queen Anne records a high level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 21 out of 100 — 36 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 84th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 1,495 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime 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 31% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 25% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 555 · 37% | |
| Burglary | 227 · 15% | |
| Violent crime | 100 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 132 · 9% | |
| Other theft | 228 · 15% | |
| Robbery | 30 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Lower Queen Anne 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.
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- Belltown13/100 · High risk
- Westlake43/100 · Elevated
- East Queen Anne43/100 · Elevated
- West Queen Anne49/100 · Elevated
- South Lake Union20/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Lower Queen Anne safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 21/100). About 55% of severity-weighted incidents in Lower Queen Anne 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 Lower Queen Anne?
Vehicle crime — 555 of 1,495 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.
How is the Lower Queen Anne 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.