Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is Castro/Upper Market safe?
Castro/Upper Market records more reported crime than most San Francisco neighborhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 37 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 50, ranking 31st of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 1,176 incidents reported to the SFPD 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 San Francisco — a typical San Francisco neighborhood sits near 50. It ranks Castro/Upper Market against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 41% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 28% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 24% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 484 · 41% | |
| Violent crime | 145 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 124 · 11% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 83 · 7% | |
| Other | 96 · 8% | |
| Robbery | 27 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Castro/Upper Market 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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- Haight Ashbury47/100 · Elevated
- Hayes Valley22/100 · High risk
- Noe Valley58/100 · Moderate
- Twin Peaks79/100 · Low risk
- Mission14/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Castro/Upper Market safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 37/100). About 52% of severity-weighted incidents in Castro/Upper Market 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 Castro/Upper Market?
Other theft — 484 of 1,176 incidents (41%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Castro/Upper Market 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. The scale is calibrated within San Francisco, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.