Seward Avenue, Bronx NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C+, 49 out of 100. How does Seward Avenue in Bronx rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C+, livability 49 out of 100.

Calm 56, ranked against busy avenues. Access 35, ranked against every street in the city. Fewer complaints per home than most busy avenues, but little within a walk.

That puts Seward Avenue in the bottom 45% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on infrastructure (93) and tree cover (81); transit (19) is the weak spot. Access is 35% of this grade. If you drive, it likely understates your block.

On the record

Residential noise is the most-filed complaint on Seward Avenue, with 145 reports. HPD has cited 128 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 10 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 33 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 93 among busy avenues. None of the 1,329 homes on file are rent-stabilized.

Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.

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