Safety index · San Francisco · data through August 2026
Is Potrero Hill safe?
Potrero Hill shows a typical level of reported crime for San Francisco. Its SafeRoute safety index is 50 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 50, ranking 23rd of 41 SF neighborhoods — based on 699 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 Potrero Hill 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 38% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 27% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 263 · 38% | |
| Burglary | 78 · 11% | |
| Drugs | 106 · 15% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 67 · 10% | |
| Violent crime | 33 · 5% | |
| Vehicle crime | 57 · 8% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Potrero Hill 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Mission Bay40/100 · Elevated
- Mission14/100 · High risk
- South of Market11/100 · High risk
- Bernal Heights50/100 · Moderate
- Bayview Hunters Point40/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Potrero Hill safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 50/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Potrero 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 Potrero Hill?
Other theft — 263 of 699 incidents (38%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to August 2026.
How is the Potrero Hill 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.