Violent crime
1,340 per 100,000 residents, per year
520 reported in the last 12 months
−4% vs. Seattle (1,395)
Data through September 2026, Seattle Police Department
Crime in Northgate, Seattle
The violent crime rate in Northgate is 1,340 per 100,000 residents per year, about the same as Seattle as a whole (1,395). It ranks 20 of 50 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
4,254 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,651 reported in the last 12 months
−14% vs. Seattle (4,965)
All reported
5,844 per 100,000 residents, per year
2,268 reported in the last 12 months
−12% vs. Seattle (6,655)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 38,806 for Northgate. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Northgate sits in Seattle, and where incidents concentrate
rank 20 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.
Northgate is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 20 of 50. Nearby in the ranking: Brighton/Dunlap (1,414), Central Area/Squire Park (1,359), Ballard South (1,330), Lake City (1,260).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01100XX Aurora Ave N | 14 | 16 | 3% |
| 023XX NE Northgate Way | 13 | 90 | 3% |
| 0315XX N 115th St | 12 | 12 | 2% |
| 0486XX Aurora Ave N | 12 | 12 | 2% |
| 055XX NE Northgate Way | 11 | 82 | 2% |
| 0687XX Aurora Ave N | 11 | 11 | 2% |
| 074XX NE Northgate Way | 10 | 64 | 2% |
| 08107XX 5th Ave NE | 8 | 18 | 2% |
| 0921XX N Northgate Way | 7 | 12 | 1% |
| 108XX NE Northgate Way | 6 | 52 | 1% |
“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 10 account for 20% of Northgate’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 Northgate |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 49 |
| Nov 2025 | 58 |
| Dec 2025 | 33 |
| Jan 2026 | 41 |
| Feb 2026 | 41 |
| Mar 2026 | 43 |
| Apr 2026 | 51 |
| May 2026 | 35 |
| Jun 2026 | 33 |
| Jul 2026 | 49 |
| Aug 2026 | 45 |
| Sep 2026 | 42 |
When crime happens in Northgate
12 months to Sep 2026In the last 12 months, half of the violent crime reported in Northgate happened between 4 pm and 2 am. No day of the week stood out.
Violent crime busiest hour 10 pm
Property crime busiest hour 8 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; 6% 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 | 13 | 18 |
| 7 am | 2 | 11 | 13 |
| 8 am | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 9 am | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 10 am | 3 | 18 | 21 |
| 11 am | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 12 pm | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| 1 pm | 9 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 pm | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| 3 pm | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 pm | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 pm | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 6 pm | 5 | 19 | 24 |
| 7 pm | 14 | 19 | 33 |
| 8 pm | 9 | 21 | 30 |
| 9 pm | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| 10 pm | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 11 pm | 5 | 20 | 25 |
| 12 am | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| 1 am | 5 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 am | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 3 am | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 4 am | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 am | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Total with a known time | 130 | 367 | 497 |
| Hour | Friday and Saturday | Sunday to Thursday | All days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 12 | 29 | 41 |
| 7 am | 8 | 31 | 39 |
| 8 am | 14 | 42 | 56 |
| 9 am | 10 | 41 | 51 |
| 10 am | 22 | 36 | 58 |
| 11 am | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| 12 pm | 23 | 36 | 59 |
| 1 pm | 27 | 48 | 75 |
| 2 pm | 23 | 48 | 71 |
| 3 pm | 26 | 59 | 85 |
| 4 pm | 20 | 70 | 90 |
| 5 pm | 24 | 67 | 91 |
| 6 pm | 27 | 60 | 87 |
| 7 pm | 26 | 51 | 77 |
| 8 pm | 18 | 76 | 94 |
| 9 pm | 25 | 48 | 73 |
| 10 pm | 31 | 51 | 82 |
| 11 pm | 13 | 43 | 56 |
| 12 am | 19 | 48 | 67 |
| 1 am | 16 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 am | 13 | 28 | 41 |
| 3 am | 15 | 35 | 50 |
| 4 am | 12 | 28 | 40 |
| 5 am | 8 | 23 | 31 |
| Total with a known time | 451 | 1,084 | 1,535 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Seattle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 451 | 1,162 | −5% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 67 | 173 | no change |
| HomicideViolent | 2 | 5.2 | +32% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 590 | 1,520 | +11% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 396 | 1,020 | −29% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 238 | 613 | −34% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 233 | 600 | −5% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 194 | 500 | −13% |
| Drug offensesOther | 56 | 144 | −32% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 41 | 106 | +26% |
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
- 38,806 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Seattle, WA
- All neighborhoods
- Seattle neighborhoods by reported crime rate