Safety index · Vancouver · data through September 2026
Is Dunbar-Southlands safe?
Dunbar-Southlands sits at the safer end of Vancouver by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 80 out of 100 — 25 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 2nd of 22 Vancouver local areas — based on 121 incidents reported to the Vancouver Police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 11 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Vancouver — a typical Vancouver neighbourhood sits near 55. It ranks Dunbar-Southlands against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 31% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 0% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 38 · 31% | |
| Vehicle crime | 34 · 28% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 · 13% | |
| Burglary | 14 · 12% | |
| Violent crime | 9 · 7% | |
| Other | 7 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Dunbar-Southlands at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Arbutus Ridge74/100 · Moderate
- Kerrisdale81/100 · Low risk
- West Point Grey79/100 · Low risk
- Shaughnessy71/100 · Moderate
- Kitsilano40/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Dunbar-Southlands safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 80/100). Reported crime is low for Vancouver, but stick to lit, busier streets late.
What is the most common crime in Dunbar-Southlands?
Other theft — 38 of 121 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.
How is the Dunbar-Southlands safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Vancouver Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre, 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 Vancouver, so scores compare neighbourhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.