San Leandro is a city of 88,300 in Alameda County, about 15 miles east of downtown San Francisco · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in San Leandro?
San Leandro grades D+ for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 87% of Americans live. Theft makes up 41% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C, and vehicle theft grades F.
D+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 242 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
13% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than San Leandro as a whole, and 87% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. San Leandro scores 242.
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 San Leandro, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters 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 San Leandro
One part of San Leandro stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Estudillo Estates-Glen & Broadmoor District, in north San Leandro, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglaries run high. San Leandro has burglaries at more than double the US rate: 5.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in San Leandro
High property crime is widespread across San Leandro: 79% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 8% in areas graded A or B. Property crime grades across San Leandro run from A- to F.
13%79%
A or B 8%C 13%D or F 79%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Marina Faire & Heron Bay, southwestThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of San Leandro.B-605
2Washington Manor-Bonaire, southBurglaries run about 40% lower here than in the rest of San Leandro.C-359
3Davis Tract, Mullford Gardens & Laqua Manor, westBurglaries run at more than double the rate in the rest of San Leandro.D+286
4Bay-O-Vista & Chabot Park, northeastThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of San Leandro.D+283
5Old San Leandro, centralClose to the rest of San Leandro on most crimes.D+276
7Sobrante Park, Farrelly Pond District & North Stonehurst, northwestCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of San Leandro.F0
8Estudillo Estates-Glen & Broadmoor District, northThefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of San Leandro.F0
9Floresta Gardens-Bradrick, southeastThefts run at about double the rate in the rest of San Leandro.F0
Neighborhood areas of San Leandro, 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 San Leandro?
Reported property crime in San Leandro has fallen 16% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 45 to 38 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 35%.
Property crime, change since 2019
San LeandroUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves San Leandro. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, San Leandro
Property, US
2016
-15%
+15%
2017
-10%
+12%
2018
-13%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-17%
-8%
2021
-10%
-10%
2022
+8%
-6%
2023
+29%
-7%
2024
-16%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in San Leandro
CrimeGrade™ estimates San Leandro has about 43 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 79% more than the US as a whole and 54% more than California.
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 San Leandro, about 41% of the total, followed by vehicle 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.
The San Leandro Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in San Leandro and nearby cities
San Leandro has less property crime than 7 of its 9 nearest cities; only Fairview and Castro Valley have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from San Leandro. 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, San Leandro has more property crime than 82% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set San Leandro apart: it has 71% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 12 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.71% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 90% 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 San Leandro: C- (27 of 100).12 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 87% 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.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 85% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.60 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 76% of US city residents
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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 74% 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 San Leandro
Property crime costs San Leandro about $33 million a year, or $372 per resident and about $1,029 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
$4.3 million
$49
Theft
$8.0 million
$90
Vehicle theft
$15 million
$170
Arson
$330,000
$4
Vandalism
$5.2 million
$59
Total
$33 million
$372
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.
