Neighborhoods

Safest & Most Dangerous Austin Neighborhoods

Where Austin's safest residential pockets sit, and which corridors carry the heaviest reported-crime loads.

173Neighborhoods graded

98%Graded A or B

Overview

How Austin neighborhoods compare

Safety in Austin tracks closely with geography and housing type. The southwest and far-northwest reaches — places like Circle C Ranch, Allandale, and Northwest Hills — consistently grade well, while higher activity clusters around the North Lamar/Rundberg area, the East Riverside apartment belt, and the downtown entertainment core.

Lowest crime

Safest neighborhoods in Austin

These established residential areas tend to post the lowest reported-crime rates, helped by lower density, owner-occupancy, and distance from nightlife and commercial hot spots:

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Senna Hills	A+	566	$218,335
2	Crystal Mountain	A+	189	$238,365
3	Barton Creek West	A+	877	$237,939
4	Patterson	A+	548	$238,342
5	Steiner Ranch	A+	10,898	$173,942
6	Bella Lago	A+	355	$148,553
7	Highpointe	A+	607	$167,864
8	Angelwylde	A+	205	$238,373
9	Lake Pointe	A+	679	$194,906
10	Rob Roy	A+	2,567	$193,048
11	Belterra	A+	2,974	$155,758
12	Seven Oaks	A+	674	$149,420

Highest crime

Highest-crime neighborhoods in Austin

These corridors carry Austin's heaviest reported activity, driven by a mix of dense housing, commercial traffic, and late-night entertainment crowds:

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population
1	Rosewood	D+	5,338
2	Pecan Springs-Springdale	C	5,766
3	MLK	C	5,494
4	MLK-183	C+	9,725
5	Riverside	B-	13,878
6	Coronado Hills	B-	4,388
7	Blackland	B-	735
8	Georgian Acres	B-	11,028
9	North Burnet	B	8,456
10	Central East Austin / East Side	B	5,592
11	Windsor Park	B	18,311
12	Pleasant Valley	B	15,218

Full ranking

All Austin neighborhoods, safest to highest-crime

Every graded neighborhood. Tap any name for its own map, grade and recent incidents.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Davis Springs	A+	1,758	$132,052
2	Highpointe	A+	607	$167,864
3	Bella Lago	A+	355	$148,553
4	Crystal Mountain	A+	189	$238,365
5	Lost Creek	A+	3,306	$205,599
6	Patterson	A+	548	$238,342
7	Senna Hills	A+	566	$218,335
8	Seven Oaks	A+	674	$149,420
9	The Terraces	A+	27	$228,247
10	Highland Horizon	A+	117	$138,225
11	The Preserve at Cueva de Oro	A+	68	$218,738
12	Bee Caves Woods	A+	800	$187,134
13	Avery Ranch	A+	11,654	$142,786
14	River Hills	A+	356	$160,334
15	Parkstone	A+	82	$212,138
16	Circle C	A+	20,247	$166,045
17	Belterra	A+	2,974	$155,758
18	Spicewood at Bullcreek	A+	2,843	$153,152
19	Legend Oaks	A+	931	$142,567
20	Steiner Ranch	A+	10,898	$173,942
21	Rob Roy	A+	2,567	$193,048
22	Falconhead	A+	683	$172,973
23	Western Oaks	A+	6,959	$140,848
24	Angelwylde	A+	205	$238,373
25	Woods of Westlake	A+	220	$212,140
26	Lake Pointe	A+	679	$194,906
27	Bauerle Ranch	A+	3,026	$115,632
28	Camelot	A+	1,374	$187,152
29	Barton Creek West	A+	877	$237,939
30	Rollingwood	A+	2,297	$192,790
31	West Lake Hills	A+	4,301	$197,392
32	Regal Oaks	A+	669	$153,302
33	Big Country	A+	184	$135,841
34	Polo Club at Rooster Springs	A+	329	$135,945
35	Sweetwater	A+	137	$133,874
36	The Homestead	A+	69	$133,879
37	Silver Spur Ranchettes	A+	266	$165,002
38	Lewis Mountain	A+	183	$195,601
39	Davenport Ranch	A+	1,800	$208,465
40	Lake Hills	A+	3,747	$120,652
41	The Hills	A+	2,100	$153,527
42	Las Lomas	A+	458	$185,688
43	Westminster Glen	A+	687	$215,686
44	Glenlake	A+	742	$215,263
45	Flintrock Falls	A+	1,234	$154,472
46	Cat Mountain	A+	1,709	$164,074
47	The Preserve at Lakeway	A+	187	$117,833
48	Treemont	A+	998	$158,707
49	Mount Bonnell	A+	1,048	$181,756
50	Travis Country	A+	2,965	$154,340
51	Spanish Oaks	A+	214	$132,703
52	Westview on Lake Austin	A+	727	$281,405
53	Tarrytown	A+	8,514	$170,483
54	Courtyard	A+	580	$169,311
55	Davenport West	A+	757	$186,860
56	Rivercrest	A+	103	$185,448
57	Maple Run	A+	5,223	$95,326
58	Lakeway	A+	10,502	$126,888
59	Highland Park West / Balcones	A+	3,568	$175,716
60	Rough Hollow	A+	416	$129,901
61	Granada Hills	A+	611	$131,332
62	Stratford Hills	A+	368	$102,459
63	Long Canyon	A+	677	$169,932
64	Highland Hills	A+	1,256	$196,969
65	Jester	A+	1,623	$137,759
66	Lakewood	A+	905	$131,655
67	River Place	A+	2,911	$161,620
68	Countryside	A+	270	$143,139
69	Lake South	A+	5,532	$96,612
70	West Oak Hill	A+	18,101	$110,339
71	Sendera	A+	1,486	$96,799
72	Allandale	A	8,999	$93,772
73	Barton Creek	A	3,728	$181,442
74	Hudson Bend	A	2,343	$95,019
75	Easton Park	A	434	$43,300
76	Buffalo Gap	A	26	$118,493
77	Costa Bella	A	112	$118,493
78	Rosedale	A	6,534	$96,343
79	University of Texas - Austin	A	9,964	$42,730
80	Crestview	A	4,892	$84,902
81	Coldwater Canyon	A	249	$111,735
82	Greenshores	A	401	$111,735
83	McKinney	A	3,555	$68,080
84	Franklin Park	A	20,468	$47,067
85	Milwood	A	11,043	$98,960
86	Onion Creek	A	1,058	$102,743
87	Northwest Hills	A	18,946	$107,499
88	Laurel Oaks	A	6,995	$117,093
89	Comanche Trail	A	1,018	$83,341
90	Grandview Hills	A	565	$83,211
91	Westover Hills	A	8,653	$100,504
92	Zilker	A	6,696	$93,872
93	Canyon Creek	A	2,787	$114,337
94	Angus Valley	A	920	$117,092
95	Barton Hills	A	6,511	$87,809
96	Woods of Brushy Creek	A	2,923	$118,647
97	Balcones Woods	A	1,655	$81,436
98	Old West Austin	A	12,224	$107,381
99	East Oak Hill	A	13,325	$85,893
100	Cherry Creek	A	12,412	$88,939
101	Great Hills	A	5,708	$143,014
102	Balcones Village	A	2,648	$103,136
103	Mesa Park	A	1,896	$90,569
104	Auditorium Shores	A	458	$66,684
105	Scofield Farms	A	5,974	$90,820
106	North Shoal Creek	A	4,723	$66,709
107	Zilker Park	A	1,559	$75,785
108	Wooten	A	6,486	$70,740
109	Hunter's Chase	A	4,837	$91,746
110	Brentwood	A	9,976	$70,233
111	Anderson Mill	A	15,488	$84,863
112	Travis Heights / South River City	A	7,562	$88,365
113	Spyglass / Barton's Bluff	A	2,126	$89,874
114	Forest North Estates	A	2,285	$81,038
115	Hyde Park	A	6,473	$55,291
116	South Manchaca	A	8,807	$71,115
117	Wells Branch	A	8,355	$77,973
118	Garrison Park	A	13,312	$64,253
119	Gracywoods	A-	4,785	$87,109
120	Southeast	A-	2,799	$72,226
121	Windsor Hills	A-	8,773	$67,731
122	Dawson	A-	3,143	$58,724
123	Cherrywood / French Place	A-	5,009	$73,804
124	North Loop	A-	6,624	$51,655
125	Riata	A-	2,263	$81,524
126	West Congress	A-	3,530	$60,886
127	Westgate	A-	4,248	$63,991
128	Triangle State	A-	1,840	$57,350
129	Highland	A-	5,509	$62,861
130	Deep Eddy	A-	3,818	$84,954
131	Mueller	A-	3,114	$90,449
132	North Campus	A-	7,282	$33,643
133	Arboretum	A-	1,158	$60,563
134	Quail Hollow	A-	5,899	$70,680
135	Downtown	A-	8,178	$107,095
136	Hancock	A-	5,218	$58,022
137	East Congress	A-	4,411	$61,891
138	Sweetbriar	A-	6,583	$56,039
139	Johnston Terrace	A-	1,417	$48,987
140	Bouldin Creek	A-	6,487	$74,509
141	The Domain	A-	952	$87,638
142	Colony Park	B+	4,129	$39,454
143	St. Edwards	B+	6,358	$48,266
144	Northwoods at Avery Ranch	B+	180	$69,531
145	Parker Lane	B+	11,964	$42,916
146	University Hills	B+	5,828	$66,735
147	Montopolis	B+	13,457	$36,484
148	Gateway	B+	1,168	$81,285
149	Leffer Commercial	B+	2,812	$68,564
150	Los Indios	B+	1,168	$74,862
151	North Austin Civic Association	B+	33,401	$46,271
152	South Lamar (SoLa)	B+	9,996	$52,503
153	Chestnut	B+	2,194	$63,575
154	West Campus	B+	15,886	$14,954
155	Heritage Hills	B+	7,438	$45,523
156	North Lamar	B+	8,090	$37,186
157	Govalle	B+	5,603	$47,321
158	East Cesar Chavez	B+	3,822	$48,991
159	Galindo	B	4,310	$49,891
160	Holly	B	4,186	$34,098
161	Saint John	B	11,211	$37,693
162	Pleasant Valley	B	15,218	$32,802
163	Windsor Park	B	18,311	$57,935
164	Central East Austin / East Side	B	5,592	$60,946
165	North Burnet	B	8,456	$59,968
166	Georgian Acres	B-	11,028	$35,370
167	Blackland	B-	735	$51,840
168	Coronado Hills	B-	4,388	$43,185
169	Riverside	B-	13,878	$40,237
170	MLK-183	C+	9,725	$39,814
171	MLK	C	5,494	$47,883
172	Pecan Springs-Springdale	C	5,766	$43,347
173	Rosewood	D+	5,338	$42,596

By ZIP code

Austin crime by ZIP code

ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.

#	ZIP code	Grade	Population	Median income
1	78739	A+	19,915	$163,174
2	78732	A+	16,678	$159,579
3	78737	A+	20,825	$157,980
4	78738	A+	14,059	$161,343
5	78730	A+	12,099	$169,800
6	78733	A+	13,527	$174,670
7	78746	A+	33,040	$179,919
8	78736	A+	9,767	$109,947
9	78734	A+	22,208	$110,842
10	78749	A+	39,224	$108,302
11	78717	A	33,315	$125,076
12	78748	A	50,170	$88,852
13	78703	A	25,244	$127,100
14	78731	A	30,101	$122,339
15	78757	A	26,240	$77,526
16	78735	A	18,913	$116,338
17	78756	A	9,832	$88,321
18	78750	A	35,485	$113,709
19	78726	A	14,409	$100,231
20	78759	A	50,520	$101,113
21	78747	A	18,259	$78,871
22	78729	A	35,459	$83,380
23	78745	A	69,488	$69,266
24	78727	A	29,139	$96,391
25	78725	A	8,782	$68,654
26	78704	A	53,360	$71,000
27	78728	A	26,242	$71,814
28	78712	A	8,404	$36,851
29	78710	A	60	$11,053
30	78701	A-	8,813	$105,120
31	78751	A-	17,132	$54,028
32	78744	A-	53,672	$54,726
33	78742	A-	2,850	$34,349
34	78754	A-	16,967	$74,320
35	78719	A-	3,719	$65,942
36	78774	A-	14	$50,517
37	78722	A-	6,931	$69,154
38	78724	A-	26,514	$46,961
39	78758	A-	58,722	$59,701
40	78753	B+	59,784	$57,326
41	78705	B+	28,571	$28,255
42	78741	B+	55,668	$38,032
43	78752	B	22,091	$46,153
44	78755	B	9	$49,133
45	78723	B	35,498	$60,075
46	78702	B	26,736	$49,116
47	78721	C	13,864	$40,212

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