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Safety index · Northwest, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is North Beach/Blue Ridge safe?

North Beach/Blue Ridge sits at the safer end of Seattle by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 81 out of 100 — 28 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 6th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 118 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

81/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of North Beach/Blue Ridge — higher is safer. 6th 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 North Beach/Blue Ridge 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 32% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Timing matters here: about 31% 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

8th Avenue NorthwestHolman Road Northwest neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center118 incidents reported within 1 km of the North Beach/Blue Ridge center · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
38 · 32%
Burglary
24 · 20%
Criminal damage & arson
17 · 14%
Other theft
17 · 14%
Other
9 · 8%
Public order
5 · 4%

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 North Beach/Blue Ridge at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is North Beach/Blue Ridge safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 81/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in North Beach/Blue Ridge are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Seattle, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in North Beach/Blue Ridge?

Vehicle crime — 38 of 118 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the North Beach/Blue Ridge 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.