West LA (Mar Vista area)/Santa Monica will give you the best happy medium between what you want that is safe enough. Know that you’re not getting a 0% crime rate coming to LA so be street smart. That area is about a 30 minute drive from West Hollywood (w/o traffic) and has good public transport. The buses are affordable and safe enough, and you can take them straight to the beach. It takes roughly the same amount of time to drive to Silverlake too. 1/