Violent crime
1,330 per 100,000 residents, per year
366 reported in the last 12 months
−5% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in Ballard South, Seattle
The violent crime rate in Ballard South is 1,330 per 100,000 residents per year, 5% below Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 21 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
6,713 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,847 reported in the last 12 months
+35% vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
8,149 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,242 reported in the last 12 months
+22% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 27,512 for Ballard South. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Ballard South sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 21 of 50Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Ballard South is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 21 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Central Area/Squire Park (1,359), Northgate (1,340), Lake City (1,260), South Beacon Hill (1,159).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0157XX 24th Ave NW | 13 | 20 | 4% |
| 0214XX NW Market St | 9 | 20 | 2% |
| 039XX NW 45th St | 7 | 92 | 2% |
| 0414XX NW 56th St | 6 | 21 | 2% |
| 0564XX 15th Ave NW | 6 | 10 | 2% |
| 0620XX NW Market St | 6 | 7 | 2% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 26XX SW Barton St), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 6 account for 13% of Ballard South’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Ballard South |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 |
| Nov 2025 | 25 |
| Dec 2025 | 25 |
| Jan 2026 | 33 |
| Feb 2026 | 35 |
| Mar 2026 | 32 |
| Apr 2026 | 18 |
| May 2026 | 29 |
| Jun 2026 | 33 |
| Jul 2026 | 34 |
| Aug 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 2026 | 32 |
When crime happens in Ballard South
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Ballard South happened between 3 pm and midnight. Thursday had the most.
Violent crime busiest hour 3 pm
Property crime busiest hour 7 pm
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 Seattle Police Department; 7% of incidents have no usable time (many unknown times are recorded as midnight or noon) and are left out.
See the numbers by hour
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 am | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 8 am | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| 9 am | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| 10 am | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 11 am | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 pm | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 1 pm | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 pm | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 pm | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 pm | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 6 pm | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 7 pm | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 8 pm | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 9 pm | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 pm | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 11 pm | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 12 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 1 am | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2 am | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 am | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 am | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 am | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Total with a known time | 105 | 243 | 348 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 | 39 | 44 |
| 7 am | 7 | 38 | 45 |
| 8 am | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| 9 am | 15 | 19 | 34 |
| 10 am | 9 | 26 | 35 |
| 11 am | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 12 pm | 13 | 40 | 53 |
| 1 pm | 12 | 60 | 72 |
| 2 pm | 25 | 44 | 69 |
| 3 pm | 21 | 58 | 79 |
| 4 pm | 31 | 64 | 95 |
| 5 pm | 31 | 63 | 94 |
| 6 pm | 44 | 78 | 122 |
| 7 pm | 32 | 94 | 126 |
| 8 pm | 32 | 56 | 88 |
| 9 pm | 22 | 56 | 78 |
| 10 pm | 30 | 66 | 96 |
| 11 pm | 35 | 49 | 84 |
| 12 am | 21 | 54 | 75 |
| 1 am | 18 | 60 | 78 |
| 2 am | 16 | 44 | 60 |
| 3 am | 16 | 52 | 68 |
| 4 am | 17 | 44 | 61 |
| 5 am | 12 | 47 | 59 |
| Total with a known time | 495 | 1,224 | 1,719 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 309 | 1,123 | −8% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 57 | 207 | +20% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 527 | 1,916 | +39% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 495 | 1,799 | +25% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 378 | 1,374 | +47% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 247 | 898 | +41% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 200 | 727 | +26% |
| Drug offensesOther | 16 | 58 | −73% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 47 | −44% |
Source and dates
tazs-3rd5- Source
- Seattle Police Department, via Seattle Open Data (dataset tazs-3rd5), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 27,512 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate