Data through June 2026, New York City Police Department

Crime in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley, New York

The violent crime rate in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley is 802 per 100,000 residents per year, 26% below New York as a whole (1,079). It ranks 111 of 197 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.

The numbers

12 months to Jun 2026

Violent crime

802 per 100,000 residents, per year

393 reported in the last 12 months

−26% vs. New York (1,079)

Property crime

3,044 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,491 reported in the last 12 months

+9% vs. New York (2,802)

All reported

3,973 per 100,000 residents, per year

1,946 reported in the last 12 months

−6% vs. New York (4,206)

Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 48,984 for Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending June 2026.

Where Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley sits in New York

rank 111 of 197

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Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 111 of 197. Nearby in the ranking: Jamaica Hills-Briarwood (809), Ozone Park (804), Astoria (East)-Woodside (North) (800), Financial District-Battery Park City (795).

Violent crime, month by month

Jul 2025 to Jun 2026

Violent crimes in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley by month
Month	Violent crimes in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley
Jul 2025	23
Aug 2025	32
Sep 2025	33
Oct 2025	41
Nov 2025	40
Dec 2025	29
Jan 2026	27
Feb 2026	40
Mar 2026	28
Apr 2026	31
May 2026	29
Jun 2026	40

When crime happens in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley

12 months to May 2026

In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley happened between 10 am and 7 pm. Saturday had the most.

Violent crime busiest hour 5 pm

Property crime busiest hour 11 am

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-Manhattan Valley by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	2	0	2
7 am	3	5	8
8 am	2	11	13
9 am	1	4	5
10 am	5	8	13
11 am	5	17	22
12 pm	3	4	7
1 pm	5	11	16
2 pm	8	11	19
3 pm	1	15	16
4 pm	3	15	18
5 pm	7	16	23
6 pm	9	14	23
7 pm	2	5	7
8 pm	6	7	13
9 pm	7	12	19
10 pm	7	7	14
11 pm	2	12	14
12 am	7	5	12
1 am	5	6	11
2 am	4	4	8
3 am	4	4	8
4 am	2	6	8
5 am	3	3	6
Total with a known time	103	202	305

Property crime in Upper West Side-Manhattan Valley by hour, last 12 months
Hour	Friday and Saturday	Sunday to Thursday	All days
6 am	0	4	4
7 am	4	19	23
8 am	7	23	30
9 am	8	40	48
10 am	15	36	51
11 am	25	50	75
12 pm	16	47	63
1 pm	21	41	62
2 pm	12	37	49
3 pm	21	46	67
4 pm	17	35	52
5 pm	10	44	54
6 pm	18	44	62
7 pm	11	33	44
8 pm	14	29	43
9 pm	6	19	25
10 pm	2	8	10
11 pm	4	7	11
12 am	3	7	10
1 am	2	10	12
2 am	4	6	10
3 am	1	7	8
4 am	4	13	17
5 am	0	5	5
Total with a known time	225	610	835

Reported crime by type

last 12 months

Offense	Reported	Per 100k, per year	vs. New York
Assault and batteryViolent	392	800	−26%
HomicideViolent	1	2.0	−39%
Theft, burglary and robberyProperty	1,336	2,727	+23%
Property damage and arsonProperty	129	263	−36%
Vehicle theftProperty	26	53	−68%
Drug offensesOther	47	96	−56%
Weapons offensesOther	15	31	−71%

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: 48,984 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
City page: Crime in New York, NY
All neighborhoods: New York neighborhoods by reported crime rate