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Safety index · Beacon Hill, Seattle · data through November 2026

Is South Beacon Hill safe?

South Beacon Hill sits at the safer end of Seattle by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 19 points above the citywide median of 53, ranking 21st of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 179 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

72/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of South Beacon Hill — higher is safer. 21st 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 South Beacon Hill 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 26% 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 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

Martin Luther King Junior Way SouthAirport Way South neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center179 incidents reported within 1 km of the South Beacon Hill center · SPD data through November 2026, latest report in this area October 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
46 · 26%
Other theft
31 · 17%
Other
25 · 14%
Criminal damage & arson
23 · 13%
Violent crime
20 · 11%
Burglary
16 · 9%

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 South Beacon Hill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is South Beacon Hill safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 54% of severity-weighted incidents in South Beacon Hill 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 South Beacon Hill?

Vehicle crime — 46 of 179 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the South Beacon Hill 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.