Safety index · Ballard, Seattle · data through August 2026
Is Loyal Heights safe?
Loyal Heights shows a typical level of reported crime for Seattle. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 40th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 276 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 Loyal Heights 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 39% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Timing matters here: about 34% 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
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 108 · 39% | |
| Burglary | 35 · 13% | |
| Other theft | 60 · 22% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 · 12% | |
| Violent crime | 16 · 6% | |
| Other | 13 · 5% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Loyal Heights 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
- Whittier Heights49/100 · Elevated
- Sunset Hill75/100 · Low risk
- Ballard30/100 · Elevated
- Crown Hill58/100 · Moderate
- North Beach/Blue Ridge80/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Loyal Heights safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 65% of severity-weighted incidents in Loyal Heights 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 Loyal Heights?
Vehicle crime — 108 of 276 incidents (39%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Loyal Heights 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.