Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Upper West Side (Central), New York

The violent crime rate in Upper West Side (Central) is 449 per 100,000 residents per year, 58% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 165 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

449 per 100,000 residents, per year

433 reported in the last 12 months

−58% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

2,566 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,472 reported in the last 12 months

−8% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

3,067 per 100,000 residents, per year

2,955 reported in the last 12 months

−27% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 96,352 for Upper West Side (Central). Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Upper West Side (Central) sits in New York

rank 165 of 197

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Upper West Side (Central) is among the lowest in the city: rank 165 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Fresh Meadows-Utopia (460), Midwood (459), Bayside (442), Forest Hills (434).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Upper West Side (Central) by month
Month	Violent crimes in Upper West Side (Central)
Jul 2025	34
Aug 2025	39
Sep 2025	25
Oct 2025	40
Nov 2025	47
Dec 2025	29
Jan 2026	35
Feb 2026	39
Mar 2026	29
Apr 2026	38
May 2026	36
Jun 2026	42

When crime happens in Upper West Side (Central)

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Upper West Side (Central) happened between 3 pm and midnight. Thursday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 4 pm

Property crime busiest hour noon

Each line is an average day of that kind, as a multiple of the average hour of the week (dashed line), smoothed over three hours. Days run from 6 am to 6 am, so a Friday night stays on Friday. Times are when the incident happened, as recorded by New York City Police Department.

See the numbers by hour

Violent crime in Upper West Side (Central) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	6	8
7 am	3	6	9
8 am	6	10	16
9 am	3	10	13
10 am	1	7	8
11 am	4	12	16
12 pm	3	13	16
1 pm	1	8	9
2 pm	5	2	7
3 pm	5	15	20
4 pm	13	19	32
5 pm	5	18	23
6 pm	5	12	17
7 pm	3	14	17
8 pm	13	16	29
9 pm	3	10	13
10 pm	2	13	15
11 pm	4	10	14
12 am	4	13	17
1 am	6	7	13
2 am	3	2	5
3 am	1	4	5
4 am	3	3	6
5 am	2	5	7
Total with a known time	100	235	335

Property crime in Upper West Side (Central) by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	7	9
7 am	7	24	31
8 am	10	29	39
9 am	18	64	82
10 am	22	57	79
11 am	22	71	93
12 pm	33	94	127
1 pm	36	60	96
2 pm	31	63	94
3 pm	27	63	90
4 pm	30	66	96
5 pm	33	72	105
6 pm	26	57	83
7 pm	22	39	61
8 pm	11	42	53
9 pm	12	25	37
10 pm	12	22	34
11 pm	9	12	21
12 am	5	14	19
1 am	6	25	31
2 am	4	20	24
3 am	9	12	21
4 am	4	16	20
5 am	6	14	20
Total with a known time	397	968	1,365

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	433	449	−58%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	2,227	2,311	+4%
Property damage and arsonProperty	190	197	−52%
Vehicle theftProperty	55	57	−65%
Drug offensesOther	31	32	−85%
Weapons offensesOther	19	20	−82%

Source and dates

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Source: New York City Police Department, via NYC OpenData (dataset qgea-i56i + 5uac-w243), aggregated by neighborhood
Window: July 2025 to June 2026 (12 months)
Population: 96,352 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate