North Creek is a neighborhood of 19,300 residents in Bothell, about 4 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is North Creek in Bothell safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and North Creek has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A-. Bothell as a whole grades A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 903 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
68% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North Creek as a whole, and 32% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Creek scores 903.
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.
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 Creek, Bothell, WA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Creek in Bothell, 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 Creek
Thefts are uncommon. North Creek has thefts at about half the US rate: 6.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
How North Creek compares within Bothell
Every part of North Creek where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across North Creek run from A+ to A-; 89% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
North Creek has less crime than 6 of the 8 neighborhoods in Bothell. It covers much of the North Creek and Martha Lake areas.
Is crime going up in Bothell?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Bothell as a whole is up 65% and property crime is down 35%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 0.6 to 1.1 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 20 to 13 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 20%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
BothellUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Bothell. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Bothell
Violent, US
Property, Bothell
Property, US
2016
+70%
+4%
+31%
+15%
2017
+67%
+4%
+34%
+12%
2018
+120%
+0%
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+27%
+4%
+20%
-8%
2021
+71%
+6%
+13%
-10%
2022
+18%
+5%
-2%
-6%
2023
+56%
+2%
-18%
-7%
2024
+65%
-4%
-35%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North Creek
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Creek has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% less than the US as a whole and close to Bothell as a whole.
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 Creek, about 37% of everything reported, but assault costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
How North Creek compares with nearby neighborhoods
North Creek has less crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Canyon Creek-39th SE has less.
Night lighting, tree cover and walkability in North Creek
Two things set North Creek apart: it has tree cover over 35% of the land where people live, against 21% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less robbery.
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
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.35% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 95% 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 and assault. 98% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 90% 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 crime costs North Creek
Crime costs North Creek about $479 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 60% 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 $7.1 million a year, or $371 per resident.
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 Creek 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
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.
Schools in North Creek, Bothell, WA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 66% of students test proficient, against 58% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North Creek on SchoolGrade
