Yes, West Vancouver is one of the safer municipalities in Metro Vancouver: the West Vancouver Police Department area had a Crime Severity Index (CSI) of 52.74 in 2025, down about 8% from 2024, about 30% below Canada’s 75.0 and about 43% below B.C.’s 92.37, according to Statistics Canada. Its crime rate was 4,122 incidents per 100,000 people, about 26% below the national rate.
Data: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime statistics for 2025 (released 22 July 2026), Table 35-10-0063-01 (Crime Severity Index and weighted clearance rates, police services in British Columbia) and Table 35-10-0184-01 (incidents and rates by violation, police services in British Columbia), checked on 4 November 2026. Figures are for the District of West Vancouver, policed by the West Vancouver Police Department. Percentage changes, ratios and the population estimate are our own calculation from Statistics Canada data. Updated 4 November 2026.
Key facts
- West Vancouver’s Crime Severity Index was 52.74 in 2025, down from 57.06 in 2024 and about 18% below its 2019 peak of 64.02 (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0063-01; our calculation).
- West Vancouver ranked 13th of 60 B.C. police areas with 10,000+ people in our safest towns in BC ranking for 2025.
- The crime rate fell about 14% to 4,122 incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, against 5,585 for Canada and 6,943 for B.C. (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01; our calculation).
- West Vancouver recorded no homicides in 2025 and 17 motor vehicle thefts, a rate about 84% below the national rate (our calculation).
- Shoplifting was the main exception: 1,097 incidents per 100,000 in 2025, about 2.2 times Canada’s 502, although down about 19% from 2024 (our calculation).
Is West Vancouver a safe place to live?
West Vancouver is a safe place to live by Canadian standards: its 2025 Crime Severity Index of 52.74 was below the national 75.0, the provincial 92.37 and the City of Vancouver’s 89.28, and its violent crime rate of 774 per 100,000 was about 46% below Canada’s 1,443 (Statistics Canada; our calculation).
The District of West Vancouver has about 51,300 residents (our estimate: incidents divided by the crime rate) and recorded 2,115 police-reported Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic, in 2025, down from 2,487 in 2024.
The Crime Severity Index is a Statistics Canada measure that weights each police-reported offence by its seriousness, with Canada in 2006 set at 100. The crime rate is the number of police-reported Criminal Code incidents, excluding traffic, per 100,000 residents. Our Crime Severity Index explainer covers the method.
| Measure (2025) | West Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 52.74 | 92.37 | 75.01 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 57.78 | 98.02 | 97.19 |
| Non-violent Crime Severity Index | 51.17 | 90.89 | 66.78 |
| Crime rate per 100,000 | 4,122 | 6,943 | 5,585 |
| Criminal Code incidents (excl. traffic) | 2,115 | 395,594 | 2,326,077 |
| Weighted clearance rate | 28.73 | 23.01 | 36.64 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0063-01 and 35-10-0184-01 (West Vancouver, British Columbia, municipal; checked 4 November 2026) and Table 35-10-0026-01 for Canada.
West Vancouver was below the provincial and national figures on every measure in the table except the weighted clearance rate, where it sat between B.C. and Canada.
How does West Vancouver compare with North Vancouver and Vancouver?
West Vancouver’s 2025 Crime Severity Index of 52.74 was higher than the District of North Vancouver’s 35.69 but lower than the City of North Vancouver’s 79.47 and the City of Vancouver’s 89.28, according to Statistics Canada. All of these belong to the Vancouver census metropolitan area (CMA), a whole metro region with a CSI of 83.51.
| Police area (Metro Vancouver) | Crime Severity Index (2025) | Crime rate per 100,000 (2025) |
|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver District (RCMP municipal) | 35.69 | 3,392 |
| West Vancouver (municipal police) | 52.74 | 4,122 |
| Coquitlam (RCMP municipal) | 57.12 | 4,604 |
| Delta (municipal police) | 59.20 | 3,657 |
| Burnaby (RCMP municipal) | 68.70 | 5,926 |
| North Vancouver City (RCMP municipal) | 79.47 | 6,680 |
| Vancouver CMA (whole metro area) | 83.51 | 5,672 |
| New Westminster (municipal police) | 83.90 | 6,019 |
| Vancouver (Vancouver Police Department) | 89.28 | 5,978 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Tables 35-10-0063-01 and 35-10-0184-01 and Table 35-10-0026-01 for the Vancouver CMA.
West Vancouver’s index was about 41% lower than the City of Vancouver’s and about 37% lower than the Vancouver CMA’s (our calculation). Compare the neighbours in is North Vancouver safe?, is Vancouver safe? and is Burnaby safe?, or see the metro-level list of safest cities in BC.
What is the crime rate in West Vancouver?
The crime rate in West Vancouver was 4,122 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, down about 14% from 4,782 in 2024 and about 26% below Canada’s 5,585 (Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01; our calculation). It was about 41% below the B.C. rate of 6,943.
| Offence | Incidents (2024) | Incidents (2025) | West Vancouver rate per 100,000 (2025) | B.C. rate (2025) | Canada rate (2025) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Criminal Code (excl. traffic) | 2,487 | 2,115 | 4,122 | 6,943 | 5,585 |
| Violent crime | 427 | 397 | 774 | 1,531 | 1,443 |
| Property crime | 1,778 | 1,495 | 2,914 | 3,839 | 3,141 |
| Breaking and entering | 151 | 145 | 283 | 280 | 262 |
| Motor vehicle theft | 33 | 17 | 33 | 138 | 201 |
| Shoplifting ($5,000 or under) | 693 | 563 | 1,097 | 733 | 502 |
| Homicide | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.81 | 1.61 |
Rates are per 100,000 population, rounded. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0184-01 (West Vancouver, British Columbia, municipal) and Table 35-10-0177-01 for Canada.
Every category in the table fell or stayed level in 2025; the largest relative drop was in vehicle theft, which roughly halved from 33 to 17 incidents. For all 41 metro areas, see crime rate in Canada by city.
What kind of crime is most common in West Vancouver?
Property crime is the most common type of crime in West Vancouver: it made up 1,495 of the 2,115 incidents in 2025, about 71%, while violent offences made up about 19% (Statistics Canada; our calculation).
- Shoplifting: 563 incidents, about 27% of all recorded crime in 2025. The rate of 1,097 per 100,000 is about 50% above B.C.’s and about 2.2 times Canada’s, but it fell about 19% from 2024. A high shoplifting count reflects retail activity and how often stores report, and it carries little weight in the severity index. See shoplifting in Canada.
- Break-ins: 145 in 2025, down from 151; the rate of 283 per 100,000 was close to B.C.’s 280 and about 8% above Canada’s 262. See break-ins in Canada and our home security tips.
- Vehicle theft: 17 vehicles, a rate of 33 per 100,000, about 76% below B.C. and 84% below Canada.
- Homicide: none in 2025, after one in 2024.
Is crime in West Vancouver going up or down?
Crime severity in West Vancouver went down in 2025: the Crime Severity Index fell about 8% to 52.74, its second yearly decline in a row and about 4% below its 2015 level of 54.86 (Statistics Canada; our calculation). The index peaked at 64.02 in 2019 and has stayed between 47 and 65 every year since 2015.
| Year | West Vancouver CSI | Violent CSI | Non-violent CSI | Weighted clearance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 54.86 | 51.12 | 56.11 | 38.02 |
| 2017 | 57.74 | 32.72 | 66.61 | 29.30 |
| 2019 | 64.02 | 36.05 | 73.93 | 29.19 |
| 2021 | 47.23 | 36.90 | 51.75 | 31.02 |
| 2022 | 56.99 | 42.38 | 63.31 | 26.77 |
| 2023 | 61.65 | 65.65 | 60.57 | 25.31 |
| 2024 | 57.06 | 55.84 | 58.02 | 28.35 |
| 2025 | 52.74 | 57.78 | 51.17 | 28.73 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Table 35-10-0063-01, West Vancouver, British Columbia, municipal.
The 2025 decline came from non-violent crime, whose index fell about 12% to 51.17; the violent index rose about 3% to 57.78 but remained about 41% below Canada’s 97.19 (our calculation). In a municipality of about 51,000 people a small number of serious incidents can move the violent index noticeably. The weighted clearance rate is the severity-weighted share of incidents solved by police; see how many crimes are solved in Canada.
Who polices West Vancouver?
West Vancouver is policed by the West Vancouver Police Department, a municipal police service, rather than the RCMP that serves the neighbouring City and District of North Vancouver. The department’s online incident reporting page accepts non-emergency reports, and its non-emergency line is listed as 604-925-7300 (checked 4 November 2026).
How can I check crime near an address in West Vancouver?
Statistics Canada publishes West Vancouver figures for the whole municipality, not by neighbourhood, and the West Vancouver Police website lists no public crime map, so street-level checks take a few extra steps.
- Start with the municipal figures above and compare them with the provincial CSI of 92.37.
- Compare with the region on our Canada crime map and in our Vancouver crime map guide to VPD GeoDASH.
- Ask locally. Block Watch groups and the police department share neighbourhood-level information.
- Follow our checklist on how to check crime in your neighbourhood.
Statistics Canada notes that the CSI is not a complete safety score, and only about 29% of victimizations in Canada were reported to police in 2019. For the wider picture, see is BC safe?
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West Vancouver crime FAQ
Is West Vancouver safe?
Yes. West Vancouver’s 2025 Crime Severity Index of 52.74 was about 30% below Canada’s 75.0 and about 43% below B.C.’s 92.37, and it recorded no homicides in 2025.
What is the crime rate in West Vancouver?
West Vancouver recorded 4,122 Criminal Code incidents per 100,000 people in 2025, down about 14% from 2024, compared with 5,585 for Canada and 6,943 for B.C.
Is West Vancouver safer than North Vancouver?
It depends which North Vancouver. West Vancouver’s 2025 CSI of 52.74 was lower than the City of North Vancouver’s 79.47 but higher than the District of North Vancouver’s 35.69.
Is West Vancouver safer than Vancouver?
Yes, on the Crime Severity Index. West Vancouver’s 52.74 in 2025 was about 41% lower than the Vancouver Police Department’s 89.28 for the City of Vancouver (our calculation).
Is crime going down in West Vancouver?
Yes in 2025. The CSI fell about 8% to 52.74 and the number of incidents fell about 15%, from 2,487 to 2,115 (our calculation from Statistics Canada data).
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