Is it okay to walk in Castle Hill, New York City?

Crime reported to the police, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

Moderate for New York City

Reported crime around the center of Castle Hill is higher than in 84% of areas in New York City, taking into account how many people are usually around. 619 incidents were reported here in these 12 months.

“Here” is the area of about 0.7 km² (0.3 square miles) around the center of Castle Hill.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of New York City
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	Moderate	higher than in 83% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Moderate	higher than in 83% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	among the highest 1% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	Low	higher than in 63% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 86% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): Moderate, higher than in 79% of areas.

Most reports here are from 3pm–4pm.

What gets reported here

Simple assault: 257 (42%)
Theft from vehicle: 79 (13%)
Shoplifting: 60 (10%)
Vandalism: 47 (8%)
Aggravated assault: 45 (7%)

Following the city-wide trend over the last 6 months.

Around Castle Hill

The areas right next to it range from low to high.

Clason Point Moderate
Schuylerville High
Westchester Square Moderate
Parkchester Moderate
Throggs Neck Moderate
Middletown Moderate
Hunts Point Moderate
West Farms High

How to read this

It shows crime reported to the police. Many crimes are never reported.
Levels compare areas within New York City. The same level in another city does not mean the same.
It is not a prediction, and it says nothing about any person or building.
Please do not use it for decisions about housing, lending, insurance or employment.