Safety index · Vancouver · data through September 2026
Is Kensington-Cedar Cottage safe?
Kensington-Cedar Cottage records more reported crime than most Vancouver neighbourhoods. Its SafeRoute safety index is 42 out of 100 — 13 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 15th of 22 Vancouver local areas — based on 705 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 Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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 35% 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 | 250 · 35% | |
| Vehicle crime | 189 · 27% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 108 · 15% | |
| Burglary | 65 · 9% | |
| Violent crime | 42 · 6% | |
| Other | 25 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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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- Riley Park55/100 · Moderate
- Renfrew-Collingwood57/100 · Moderate
- Mount Pleasant25/100 · Elevated
- Victoria-Fraserview62/100 · Moderate
- Grandview-Woodland28/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Kensington-Cedar Cottage safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 42/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Kensington-Cedar Cottage?
Other theft — 250 of 705 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.
How is the Kensington-Cedar Cottage 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.