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Safety index · Vancouver · data through September 2026

Is Kerrisdale safe?

Kerrisdale sits at the safer end of Vancouver by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 81 out of 100 — 26 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 1st of 22 Vancouver local areas — based on 115 incidents reported to the Vancouver Police within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.

81/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the centre of Kerrisdale — higher is safer. 1st of 22 Vancouver local areas.

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 Kerrisdale against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — criminal damage & arson alone is 23% 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

Granville StreetWest 49th Avenue neighbourhood centre 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighbourhood centre115 incidents reported within 1 km of the Kerrisdale centre · Vancouver Police data through September 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighbourhood centre is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Criminal damage & arson
26 · 23%
Other theft
32 · 28%
Vehicle crime
30 · 26%
Burglary
11 · 10%
Violent crime
6 · 5%
Other
9 · 8%

When it happens

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

Walking in Kerrisdale at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Kerrisdale safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 81/100). Reported crime is low for Vancouver, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Kerrisdale?

Criminal damage & arson — 26 of 115 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.

How is the Kerrisdale 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.