Bellevue is the fifth-largest city in Washington, with 150,300 residents in King County, about 8 miles east of downtown Seattle · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Bellevue?
Bellevue grades B for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Theft makes up 70% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B, and vehicle theft grades B-.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 641 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Bellevue as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bellevue scores 641.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Bellevue, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bellevue, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Bellevue
Theft at about double the US rate. Bellevue has 26.5 thefts a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Car thefts happen at homes more often than nationally. In Bellevue, 56% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Bellevue
Most of Bellevue grades well for property crime: 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 11% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Bellevue run from A- to F.
66%23%11%
A or B 66%C 23%D or F 11%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Lakemont, southeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Bellevue.B+706
2Newport Hills, Newport & Newport Shores, southwestCar thefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Bellevue.B664
3Downtown Seattle, northwestClose to the rest of Bellevue on most crimes.B659
4Meydenbauer, westThefts run about 20% lower here than in the rest of Bellevue.B655
5Somerset, Eastgate & Factoria, southThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Bellevue.B646
6Bridle Trails, northClose to the rest of Bellevue on most crimes.B-599
8Lake Hills, Phantom Lake & West Lake Sammamish, eastThefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Bellevue.B-591
9Wilburton, Woodbridge & Robinswood, centralCar thefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Bellevue.B-554
Neighborhood areas of Bellevue, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Bellevue?
Reported property crime in Bellevue has risen 13% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 29 to 33 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
BellevueUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Bellevue. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Bellevue
Property, US
2016
+13%
+15%
2017
-1%
+12%
2018
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+4%
-8%
2021
+22%
-10%
2022
+28%
-6%
2023
+20%
-7%
2024
+13%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Bellevue
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bellevue has about 38 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% more than the US as a whole and close to Washington.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Bellevue, about 70% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Bellevue
Bellevue has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Bellevue, 45% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (45%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Homes (56%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (49%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Bellevue and nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Bellevue, 5 have less property crime. Sammamish and Medina have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Bellevue. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Bellevue has more property crime than 83% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Bellevue apart: it has 105 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 34 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.105 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bellevue: C- (29 of 100).34 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 94% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 61% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (32 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 83% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.14.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 80% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.32% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Bellevue
Property crime costs Bellevue about $38 million a year, or $252 per resident and about $628 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$4.9 million
$33
Theft
$20 million
$136
Vehicle theft
$7.9 million
$52
Arson
$290,000
$2
Vandalism
$4.4 million
$29
Total
$38 million
$252
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
