Safety index · Queen Anne, Seattle · data through August 2026
Is Lower Queen Anne safe?
Lower Queen Anne records a high level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 19 out of 100 — 35 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 84th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 1,754 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Seattle — a typical Seattle neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Lower Queen Anne 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 37% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 32% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 643 · 37% | |
| Burglary | 259 · 15% | |
| Violent crime | 117 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 157 · 9% | |
| Other theft | 271 · 15% | |
| Shoplifting | 154 · 9% |
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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Belltown11/100 · High risk
- Westlake41/100 · Elevated
- East Queen Anne40/100 · Elevated
- West Queen Anne46/100 · Elevated
- South Lake Union18/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Lower Queen Anne safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 19/100). About 56% 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 — 643 of 1,754 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 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. The scale is calibrated within Seattle, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.