Heron Bay, San Leandro, CA Property Crime Rates and Maps
Heron Bay is a neighborhood of 2,510 residents in San Leandro, about 3 miles south of downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Heron Bay?
Property crime in Heron Bay runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Theft makes up 27% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B-. San Leandro as a whole grades D+ for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 723 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Heron Bay as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Heron Bay scores 723.
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 Heron Bay, San Leandro, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Heron Bay in San Leandro, 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 Heron Bay
Car thefts run high, though property crime runs low. Property crime in Heron Bay runs 36% below the US rate, but car thefts run 61% above it: 4.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Thefts are less common than in most neighborhoods graded B for property crime. Heron Bay has 4.0 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US neighborhood graded B for property crime, the figure is 14.3.
Property crime rates and types in Heron Bay
CrimeGrade™ estimates Heron Bay has about 15 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 36% less than the US as a whole and 64% less than San Leandro as a whole.
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.
Vehicle theft is the most common property crime in Heron Bay, about 28% of the total, followed by theft and vandalism.
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.
Property crime in Heron Bay and nearby neighborhoods
Heron Bay has the least property crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Heron Bay. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Heron Bay is safer than 87% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Heron Bay apart: it has 0.3% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 5 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.5 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 79% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.94% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Heron Bay
Property crime costs Heron Bay about $360,000 a year, or $143 per resident and about $317 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 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.
