Is it okay to walk in Kingsbridge Heights, New York City?

Crime reported to the police, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026

High for New York City

Reported crime around the center of Kingsbridge Heights is higher than in 91% of areas in New York City, taking into account how many people are usually around. 1,283 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 Kingsbridge Heights.

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By kind of crime

Kind	Level	Compared with the rest of New York City
ViolentHomicide, sexual assault, robbery, assault, kidnapping	High	higher than in 89% of areas
PropertyBurglary, theft, shoplifting, vandalism, arson	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
VehicleCar theft and break-ins	Very high	higher than in 97% of areas
Weapons & drugsWeapons, drug and public-order offenses	High	higher than in 86% of areas

Day and night

By day (6am–6pm): High, higher than in 92% of areas.
At night (6pm–6am): High, higher than in 89% of areas.

Most reports here are from 5pm–6pm.

What gets reported here

Shoplifting: 509 (40%)
Simple assault: 348 (27%)
Theft: 117 (9%)
Aggravated assault: 63 (5%)
Vandalism: 58 (5%)

Rising: the last 6 months were 46% busier than the city-wide trend.

Around Kingsbridge Heights

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

Kingsbridge Moderate
Marble Hill Moderate
Bedford Park High
University Heights High
Fordham Very high
Inwood Moderate
Spuyten Duyvil Low
Norwood Moderate

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.