The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in North Bend, OR

North Bend is a city of 12,900 in Coos County, about 45 miles west of downtown Roseburg · Updated November 2026

Is North Bend, OR safe?

Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in North Bend is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so North Bend sits near the middle: 53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North Bend run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 852 of 1,000
About as safe as the typical US neighborhood What this means

53% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Bend as a whole, and 47% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Bend scores 852.

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 crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 896 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
A-
Property crimeSafety score 776 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Crime map of North Bend

Map of North Bend shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 North Bend, OR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Bend, 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 in North Bend

Burglaries run high for an A-graded city. North Bend has 3.4 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 1.2.

Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In North Bend, 52% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.


The safest and least safe parts of North Bend

Every part of North Bend where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Bend run from A+ to B+; 21% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 100%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Within North Bend, the northeast side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.


Is crime going up in North Bend?

Reported property crime in North Bend has fallen 26% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 44 to 32 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.

Property crime, change since 2019

North BendUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves North Bend. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearProperty, North BendProperty, US
2016+36%+15%
2017+20%+12%
2018-3%+4%
2019+0%+0%
2020-32%-8%
2021-39%-10%
2022-5%-6%
2023-20%-7%
2024-26%-15%

Crime rates and types in North Bend

CrimeGrade™ estimates North Bend has about 43 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 16% more than the US as a whole and close to Oregon.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

Theft is the most common crime in North Bend, about 49% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.020.05
RapeA-50.400.38
RobberyA+10.100.62
AssaultA-1259.712.3
Property crime
BurglaryA-443.42.4
TheftB27321.213.1
Vehicle theftA302.32.7
ArsonB40.320.12
VandalismA-735.65.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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 crime happens in North Bend

North Bend has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.

In North Bend, 61% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (61%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (49%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsStreets and sidewalks (52%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismStreets and sidewalks (30%)Morning (6 am to noon)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How North Bend compares with nearby cities

North Bend has less crime than 1 of its 2 nearest cities; only Sumner has less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
North BendA852AA-12,900
Coos Bay 3 milesB+747A-B24,800
Sumner 10 milesA+979A+A+1,160

Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Bend. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, North Bend has more crime than 83% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
North BendA852AA-12,900
New Hope, PAA+966A+A+12,900
Jupiter Farms, FLA+950A+A+12,900
Rogers, MNA914A+A12,900
Fairview, TNA914AA+12,900
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Hartwell, GAA903AA12,900
Wickliffe, OHA902AA12,900
Crestwood, MOA897A+A-12,900
Delta, COA876A+A-12,900
Doctor Phillips, FLA875AA12,900
Groveport, OHA860AA12,900

Shops, night lighting and walkability in North Bend

Two things set North Bend apart: it has 17.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 6% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with many stores and restaurants tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.

Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.17.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 94% 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.78% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 73% 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 and assault. 69% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D+ (24 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 71% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 71% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 66% 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.7.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 66% of US city residents

BestNeighborhood, a sister site of CrimeGrade™, ranks the neighborhoods of North Bend on shops, parks, home prices, getting around and more.

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 crime costs North Bend

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs North Bend about $936 a year per household, 22% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $11 million a year, or $891 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$500,000$39
Rape$310,000$24
Robbery$41,000$3
Assault$1.2 million$96
Burglary$390,000$31
Theft$1.4 million$109
Vehicle theft$450,000$35
Arson$98,000$8
Vandalism$510,000$40
Total$4.9 million$383

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in North Bend means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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Schools in North Bend

Schools in North Bend, OR average a SchoolGrade of C+: 33% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Bend on SchoolGrade