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Safety index · San Francisco · data through July 2026

Is Bernal Heights safe?

Bernal Heights shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 55 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 57, ranking 22nd of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 554 incidents reported to the SFPD within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through July 2026).

55/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bernal Heights — higher is safer. 22nd of 41 SF neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (12% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 21% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
554 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bernal Heights center (500 shown) · SFPD data through July 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
65 · 12%
Other theft
157 · 28%
Criminal damage & arson
71 · 13%
Burglary
46 · 8%
Other
85 · 15%
Robbery
21 · 4%

When it happens

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

Walking in Bernal Heights at night?

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Common questions

Is Bernal Heights safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 55/100). About 49% of severity-weighted incidents in Bernal 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 Bernal Heights?

Violent crime — 65 of 554 incidents (12%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through July 2026.

How is the Bernal Heights safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the SFPD 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.