Violent crime
1,645 per 100,000 residents, per year
148 reported in the last 12 months
+18% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in High Point, Seattle
The violent crime rate in High Point is 1,645 per 100,000 residents per year, 18% above Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 15 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
2,779 per 100,000 residents, per year
250 reported in the last 12 months
−44% vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
4,479 per 100,000 residents, per year
403 reported in the last 12 months
−33% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 8,997 for High Point. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where High Point sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 15 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.
High Point is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 15 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Claremont/Rainier Vista (1,776), North Beacon Hill (1,754), South Park (1,494), Bitter Lake (1,459).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0126XX SW Holden St | 25 | 2 | 17% |
| 0273XX Delridge Way SW | 5 | 36 | 3% |
| 0363XX 35th Ave SW | 5 | 23 | 3% |
| 0469XX Delridge Way SW | 5 | 13 | 3% |
“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 4 account for 27% of High Point’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 High Point |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 17 |
| Nov 2025 | 8 |
| Dec 2025 | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 15 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| Jun 2026 | 13 |
| Jul 2026 | 20 |
| Aug 2026 | 15 |
| Sep 2026 | 8 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 132 | 1,467 | +20% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 16 | 178 | +3% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 99 | 1,100 | −20% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 49 | 545 | −62% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 47 | 522 | −18% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 30 | 333 | −64% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 25 | 278 | −52% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 3 | 33 | −60% |
| Drug offensesOther | 2 | 22 | −90% |
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
- 8,997 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate