Safety index · Vancouver · data through September 2026
Is Strathcona safe?
Strathcona records a high level of reported crime for Vancouver. Its SafeRoute safety index is 12 out of 100 — 43 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 21st of 22 Vancouver local areas — based on 2,967 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 Strathcona against other neighbourhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (17% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
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
| Violent crime | 507 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 710 · 24% | |
| Other theft | 894 · 30% | |
| Vehicle crime | 490 · 17% | |
| Burglary | 214 · 7% | |
| Other | 98 · 3% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Strathcona 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Grandview-Woodland28/100 · Elevated
- Mount Pleasant25/100 · Elevated
- Downtown5/100 · High risk
- Fairview33/100 · Elevated
- Hastings-Sunrise49/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Strathcona safe at night?
High risk overall (safety index 12/100). At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a short detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Strathcona?
Violent crime — 507 of 2,967 incidents (17%) reported within 1 km of the neighbourhood centre over the 11 months to September 2026.
How is the Strathcona 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.