Fairview Vancouver Neighbourhood Guide

🚇 Transit

Broadway–City Hall; Olympic Village for the south-east edge.

#9 Broadway and Canada Line are the backbone.

🛡️ Is Fairview safe?

Fairview is in the busier half of Vancouver by raw count, and most of what gets reported is property crime rather than violence against people. Normal city sense covers it: lock the car and leave nothing on the seats.

Fairview: 1,476 reported crimes, roughly flat on the year before; rank 7 of 24 by raw count, 5% of the city total. Theft from vehicles: 203; offences against a person: 86. Busiest block: the 500 block of West Broadway (135 reports).

Source: Vancouver Police Department open crime data, September 2025 to August 2026, compared with the 12 months before. Raw counts, not per-resident rates — busy shopping and nightlife areas report more because more people pass through them.

☕ Breakfast / coffee (honest shortlist)

• South Granville cafes — Between Broadway and 16th.
• Cambie corridor — Near City Hall station.
• Broadway mid-blocks — Workday coffee density.

Names are orientation, not a paid ranking. Hours change — confirm same day.

📅 What’s on

City Hall civic events, Broadway construction updates.