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Safety index · Cascade, Seattle · data through July 2026

Is Westlake safe?

Westlake records more reported crime than most Seattle neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 43 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 57, ranking 68th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods — based on 526 incidents reported to the SPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

43/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Westlake — higher is safer. 68th of 94 Seattle neighborhoods.

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.

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

Aurora Avenue NorthMercer Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
526 incidents reported within 1 km of the Westlake center (500 shown) · SPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Vehicle crime
193 · 37%
Burglary
94 · 18%
Criminal damage & arson
53 · 10%
Other theft
82 · 16%
Violent crime
30 · 6%
Other
26 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Westlake 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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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Westlake safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 43/100). About 61% of severity-weighted incidents in Westlake 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 Westlake?

Vehicle crime — 193 of 526 incidents (37%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Westlake 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.