Neighborhoods

Safest & Most Dangerous Houston Neighborhoods

Where the Houston area feels calmest, and where the reports pile up.

113Neighborhoods graded

84%Graded A or B

Overview

How Houston neighborhoods compare

With no zoning and a footprint larger than many states' biggest cities, Houston's safety map is a mosaic. Affluent inner-Loop enclaves and master-planned suburbs can sit a short drive from apartment-dense corridors that carry far more activity, so the specific neighborhood matters far more than which side of the Loop you're on.

Lowest crime

Safest neighborhoods in Houston

Affluent and master-planned areas such as West University, Bellaire, the Memorial villages, and quieter suburban stretches near the Energy Corridor tend to earn the strongest grades, with low violent crime and modest property numbers.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	New Forest	A+	398	$92,213
2	Stone Gate	A+	11,129	$132,550
3	Riata Ranch	A+	2,908	$139,584
4	Remington Ranch	A+	2,509	$82,196
5	Green Trails	A+	4,510	$206,915
6	West University Place	A+	16,862	$247,585
7	The Memorial Villages	A+	20,961	$233,490
8	Hearthstone	A	4,064	$146,262
9	River Oaks	A	8,237	$234,827
10	The Villages of Bear Creek	A	4,183	$95,237
11	Hidden Valley	A	4,125	$58,367
12	Woodwind Lakes	A	1,745	$110,915

Highest crime

Highest-crime neighborhoods in Houston

Heavier report activity shows up in apartment-dense districts like Gulfton, parts of the downtown and Midtown nightlife zones, and several corridors along the freeways where commercial traffic and density concentrate incidents.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population
1	South Main	D-	6,166
2	Macgregor	D	17,807
3	Sunnyside	D+	23,879
4	Greater OST / South Union	D+	22,620
5	Kashmere Gardens	D+	11,994
6	Fourth Ward	C-	4,664
7	Astrodome Area	C-	20,428
8	Houston Gardens	C-	19,945
9	Greater Fifth Ward	C-	23,097
10	Independence Heights	C-	15,408
11	Greater Third Ward	C	16,159
12	North Park Forest	C	2,344

Full ranking

All Houston 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	Green Trails	A+	4,510	$206,915
2	Stone Gate	A+	11,129	$132,550
3	New Forest	A+	398	$92,213
4	Riata Ranch	A+	2,908	$139,584
5	West University Place	A+	16,862	$247,585
6	Remington Ranch	A+	2,509	$82,196
7	The Memorial Villages	A+	20,961	$233,490
8	Hearthstone	A	4,064	$146,262
9	River Oaks	A	8,237	$234,827
10	The Villages of Bear Creek	A	4,183	$95,237
11	Hidden Valley	A	4,125	$58,367
12	Woodwind Lakes	A	1,745	$110,915
13	Silver Oak Trails	A	175	$100,109
14	Stonefield Terrace	A	880	$73,065
15	Lincoln Green	A	45,387	$72,789
16	Meadowviewland	A	5,254	$45,898
17	Southside Place	A	1,982	$158,409
18	Westbranch	A	4,581	$88,958
19	Meadowbrook / Allendale	A	27,110	$49,599
20	Mill Ridge North	A	2,154	$84,368
21	Memorial	A	52,394	$143,628
22	Hunterwood	A	1,766	$59,240
23	University Place	A	17,658	$148,900
24	Addicks Park Ten	A-	20,711	$102,517
25	Northfield Place	A-	648	$30,677
26	Afton Oaks	A-	7,590	$136,188
27	Mission Bend	A-	24,639	$74,642
28	Houmont Park	A-	2,315	$56,693
29	Gulfgate Riverview / Pine Valley	A-	14,228	$46,995
30	Recreation Farms	A-	2,227	$63,468
31	South Belt / Ellington	A-	67,282	$70,469
32	Close-In Memorial	A-	7,684	$108,291
33	Lawndale / Wayside	A-	14,769	$46,359
34	Greater Uptown	A-	48,854	$121,132
35	Greater Heights / Houston Heights	A-	46,463	$95,187
36	Pecan Park	A-	19,556	$41,539
37	Spring Branch West	A-	34,175	$61,261
38	Spring Branch North	A-	22,562	$59,730
39	Edgebrook Area	A-	23,364	$53,734
40	Meyerland Area	A-	22,942	$114,563
41	Denver Harbor / Port Houston	A-	19,492	$41,119
42	Steeplechase	A-	3,874	$76,812
43	Greater Hobby Area	A-	26,119	$54,695
44	Northside / Northline	A-	69,016	$40,876
45	Montrose	A-	33,430	$90,544
46	Langwood	A-	9,503	$39,586
47	Downtown	A-	17,931	$80,072
48	Northshore	A-	30,542	$53,780
49	Woodforest	A-	19,293	$75,278
50	Spring Branch East	A-	30,452	$61,651
51	El Dorado / Oates Prairie	A-	3,611	$48,411
52	Carverdale	A-	4,904	$67,811
53	Central Northwest	A-	46,543	$76,687
54	Park Place	A-	10,235	$40,607
55	Aldine Gardens	A-	6,129	$49,388
56	Spring Branch Central	B+	31,372	$45,879
57	Greenway / Upper Kirby Area	B+	22,910	$108,939
58	Magnolia Park	B+	19,932	$34,255
59	Central Southwest	B+	70,758	$61,624
60	Houston Suburban Heights	B+	2,570	$54,227
61	Eastex - Jensen Area	B+	31,876	$37,999
62	Lazybrook / Timbergrove	B+	14,825	$79,083
63	Briar Forest	B+	45,221	$100,228
64	Willowbrook	B+	9,195	$64,684
65	Braeswood	B+	23,011	$119,432
66	Westbury	B+	24,067	$79,442
67	Harrisburg / Manchester	B+	2,769	$36,215
68	Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park	B+	30,618	$127,449
69	Greater Inwood	B+	37,941	$56,995
70	Fondren Gardens	B+	2,835	$42,064
71	Gulfton	B+	49,868	$36,426
72	Greater Eastwood	B+	13,431	$55,105
73	Eldridge / West Oaks	B+	75,394	$97,135
74	Willow Meadows / Willowbend Area	B+	15,502	$80,874
75	Alief	B+	120,882	$51,367
76	Near Northside	B	30,391	$39,515
77	Timber Creek	B	3,208	$43,728
78	East Houston	B	20,343	$44,359
79	South Park	B	24,769	$42,373
80	East Little York / Homestead	B	21,959	$50,300
81	Golfcrest / Bellfort / Reveille	B	56,620	$47,119
82	Fairbanks / Northwest Crossing	B	18,808	$49,921
83	Brays Oaks	B	64,613	$55,307
84	South Acres / Crestmont Park	B	21,619	$60,089
85	Second Ward	B	15,547	$36,009
86	Sharpstown	B	84,685	$43,504
87	Midtown	B-	9,887	$104,179
88	Braeburn	B-	21,252	$47,293
89	Mid West	B-	55,018	$64,477
90	Minnetex	B-	5,318	$53,405
91	Medical Center Area	B-	3,482	$104,200
92	Museum Park	B-	5,416	$99,441
93	Greater Greenspoint	B-	42,363	$37,967
94	Westwood	B-	23,760	$28,920
95	Riviera East	B-	6,435	$55,337
96	Beckford Place	C+	2,056	$63,899
97	Pleasantville Area	C+	3,596	$42,512
98	Clinton Park Tri-Community	C+	3,665	$38,902
99	Settegast	C	4,092	$39,629
100	Acres Home	C	29,274	$44,656
101	Westchase	C	33,988	$59,777
102	North Park Forest	C	2,344	$34,973
103	Greater Third Ward	C	16,159	$35,700
104	Independence Heights	C-	15,408	$33,208
105	Greater Fifth Ward	C-	23,097	$34,034
106	Houston Gardens	C-	19,945	$37,701
107	Astrodome Area	C-	20,428	$62,759
108	Fourth Ward	C-	4,664	$78,930
109	Kashmere Gardens	D+	11,994	$33,526
110	Greater OST / South Union	D+	22,620	$41,924
111	Sunnyside	D+	23,879	$35,962
112	Macgregor	D	17,807	$57,434
113	South Main	D-	6,166	$46,766

By ZIP code

Houston crime by ZIP code

ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.

#	ZIP code	Grade	Population	Median income
1	77094	A+	10,439	$196,097
2	77259	A+	4	$117,056
3	77005	A	27,668	$208,313
4	77059	A	17,431	$178,553
5	77234	A	9	$74,689
6	77095	A	76,529	$117,703
7	77024	A	42,272	$167,614
8	77027	A	19,132	$122,989
9	77084	A	113,326	$88,803
10	77041	A	39,609	$102,953
11	77079	A	35,230	$138,273
12	77062	A	29,507	$119,811
13	77056	A	21,143	$134,447
14	77008	A	35,361	$95,509
15	77049	A	34,809	$65,857
16	77019	A	23,039	$132,357
17	77098	A-	15,421	$101,902
18	77069	A-	18,829	$98,025
19	77037	A-	27,195	$48,375
20	77006	A-	21,556	$90,431
21	77040	A-	50,986	$78,342
22	77015	A-	63,029	$60,455
23	77089	A-	50,982	$82,162
24	77044	A-	39,123	$99,635
25	77064	A-	51,912	$89,835
26	77068	A-	12,599	$93,628
27	77223	A-	5	$54,082
28	77055	A-	48,815	$76,854
29	77043	A-	25,311	$67,788
30	77070	A-	54,147	$90,353
31	77018	A-	28,738	$85,279
32	77017	A-	37,838	$47,093
33	77023	A-	32,662	$50,092
34	77249	A-	3	$43,182
35	77092	A-	37,080	$52,139
36	77076	A-	37,871	$43,446
37	77034	A-	40,645	$59,544
38	77080	A-	51,959	$49,026
39	77046	A-	1,102	$104,004
40	77077	A-	59,535	$100,302
41	77065	A-	40,587	$82,910
42	77075	A-	42,571	$64,761
43	77057	A-	47,978	$88,241
44	77039	A-	32,064	$51,005
45	77030	A-	12,437	$121,651
46	77093	A-	53,324	$39,523
47	77038	A-	30,917	$51,620
48	77204	A-	1,779	$55,093
49	77220	A-	2	$57,368
50	77058	A-	19,074	$84,909
51	77086	A-	33,829	$60,116
52	77073	A-	36,863	$72,171
53	77066	A-	35,381	$81,086
54	77096	A-	38,453	$96,081
55	77025	A-	29,920	$105,758
56	77007	A-	34,265	$123,008
57	77085	A-	18,947	$67,091
58	77072	B+	65,023	$48,446
59	77063	B+	37,679	$73,474
60	77050	B+	4,819	$56,687
61	77083	B+	85,121	$76,300
62	77011	B+	23,196	$33,136
63	77009	B+	43,298	$59,879
64	77002	B+	14,028	$88,692
65	77029	B+	24,040	$42,996
66	77081	B+	49,884	$36,973
67	77087	B+	42,035	$48,086
68	77074	B+	46,669	$46,890
69	77014	B+	30,796	$64,088
70	77042	B+	44,736	$73,212
71	77047	B+	24,889	$71,763
72	77035	B+	41,639	$65,638
73	77082	B+	60,588	$74,169
74	77012	B+	22,306	$38,618
75	77013	B+	17,597	$50,210
76	77020	B+	33,906	$41,587
77	77053	B+	40,802	$64,028
78	77088	B	56,761	$55,251
79	77045	B	35,767	$56,991
80	77067	B	33,097	$54,820
81	77031	B	18,447	$63,320
82	77036	B	80,794	$38,872
83	77022	B	34,768	$35,450
84	77033	B	33,110	$42,337
85	77099	B	51,949	$52,427
86	77060	B	43,354	$38,904
87	77071	B	27,783	$68,823
88	77032	B-	17,084	$36,936
89	77090	B-	41,164	$57,081
90	77016	B-	31,194	$44,672
91	77061	B-	28,381	$45,374
92	77003	B-	12,259	$55,305
93	77078	C+	16,248	$42,639
94	77028	C+	20,770	$43,537
95	77054	C+	24,419	$58,398
96	77048	C+	18,089	$58,408
97	77026	C+	25,523	$31,214
98	77010	C	847	$47,001
99	77091	C	28,048	$45,809
100	77051	C	18,378	$36,719
101	77004	C-	35,751	$59,319
102	77021	C-	27,904	$50,091

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