Neighborhoods
Safest & Most Dangerous Charlotte Neighborhoods
Charlotte's safest residential pockets and the corridors that carry the heaviest reported-crime loads.
160Neighborhoods graded
63%Graded A or B
Overview
How Charlotte neighborhoods compare
Charlotte's safety map skews along its well-known southern wedge. Neighborhoods like Myers Park, Dilworth, and the Ballantyne area consistently grade well, while higher reported activity tracks the Uptown core, parts of Beatties Ford Road on the west side, and eastside corridors near Central Avenue.
Lowest crime
Safest neighborhoods in Charlotte
These established southern and close-in neighborhoods tend to record the lowest reported-crime rates, helped by stable housing and distance from the busiest corridors:
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Population | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back Creek Church Road | A+ | 15,545 | $96,418 |
| 2 | Providence Crossing | A+ | 8,545 | $160,289 |
| 3 | Harwood Lane | A+ | 8,064 | $106,929 |
| 4 | Highland Creek | A+ | 15,492 | $111,623 |
| 5 | Robinson Church Road | A+ | 10,262 | $82,199 |
| 6 | Providence Plantation | A+ | 10,064 | $164,677 |
| 7 | Montibello | A+ | 5,245 | $196,963 |
| 8 | Sardis Forest | A+ | 5,348 | $139,892 |
| 9 | Hembstead | A+ | 3,334 | $155,145 |
| 10 | Piper Glen Estates | A+ | 9,223 | $142,253 |
| 11 | Park Crossing | A+ | 4,505 | $113,497 |
| 12 | Eastover | A+ | 4,890 | $197,728 |
Highest crime
Highest-crime neighborhoods in Charlotte
These corridors shoulder Charlotte's heaviest reported activity, driven by a mix of commercial density, apartment clusters, and nightlife traffic:
| # | Neighborhood | Grade | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington Heights | F | 1,906 |
| 2 | Reid Park | F | 1,757 |
| 3 | Druid Hills South | F | 1,357 |
| 4 | Double Oaks | F | 1,583 |
| 5 | Tryon Hills | F | 1,778 |
| 6 | Westover Hills | F+ | 1,028 |
| 7 | Capitol Drive | F+ | 1,401 |
| 8 | Southside Park | F+ | 1,277 |
| 9 | Belmont | F+ | 3,255 |
| 10 | Biddleville | D- | 2,476 |
| 11 | Smallwood | D- | 1,349 |
| 12 | Ponderosa / Wingate | D- | 1,352 |
Full ranking
All Charlotte 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 | Highland Creek | A+ | 15,492 | $111,623 |
| 2 | Back Creek Church Road | A+ | 15,545 | $96,418 |
| 3 | Providence Plantation | A+ | 10,064 | $164,677 |
| 4 | Robinson Church Road | A+ | 10,262 | $82,199 |
| 5 | Harwood Lane | A+ | 8,064 | $106,929 |
| 6 | Providence Crossing | A+ | 8,545 | $160,289 |
| 7 | Montibello | A+ | 5,245 | $196,963 |
| 8 | Sardis Forest | A+ | 5,348 | $139,892 |
| 9 | Hembstead | A+ | 3,334 | $155,145 |
| 10 | Piper Glen Estates | A+ | 9,223 | $142,253 |
| 11 | Park Crossing | A+ | 4,505 | $113,497 |
| 12 | Eastover | A+ | 4,890 | $197,728 |
| 13 | Olde Providence South | A+ | 6,308 | $123,606 |
| 14 | Myers Park | A+ | 14,324 | $174,864 |
| 15 | Provincetowne | A | 19,610 | $123,732 |
| 16 | Quail Hollow | A | 4,276 | $101,649 |
| 17 | Freedom Park | A | 2,823 | $135,642 |
| 18 | Downtown Mint Hill | A | 970 | $96,466 |
| 19 | Sherwood Forest | A | 4,275 | $98,968 |
| 20 | Mountainbrook | A | 2,646 | $126,196 |
| 21 | Ballantyne West | A | 18,842 | $142,346 |
| 22 | Beverly Woods | A | 7,199 | $113,090 |
| 23 | Sharon Woods | A | 4,708 | $107,960 |
| 24 | Sardis Woods | A | 7,062 | $88,001 |
| 25 | Governor's Square | A | 1,788 | $81,833 |
| 26 | Wessex Square | A | 7,288 | $102,077 |
| 27 | Olde Providence North | A | 3,964 | $126,979 |
| 28 | Raintree | A | 3,905 | $116,755 |
| 29 | Bradfield Farms | A | 11,139 | $78,891 |
| 30 | Davis Lake / Eastfield | A | 9,045 | $101,969 |
| 31 | Pleasant Hill Road | A | 5,166 | $146,908 |
| 32 | Chantilly | A | 1,465 | $115,193 |
| 33 | Carmel | A | 8,575 | $99,669 |
| 34 | Foxcroft | A | 6,752 | $138,225 |
| 35 | Coulwood East | A | 2,349 | $71,301 |
| 36 | University City South | A | 5,291 | $40,317 |
| 37 | Whiteoak | A | 2,876 | $108,137 |
| 38 | Oxford Hunt | A | 5,531 | $110,942 |
| 39 | Stonehaven | A | 6,460 | $94,848 |
| 40 | Dixie / Berryhill | A | 9,691 | $78,839 |
| 41 | Ballantyne East | A | 6,857 | $109,065 |
| 42 | Mountain Island | A | 9,276 | $98,337 |
| 43 | Yorkshire | A | 10,582 | $83,324 |
| 44 | Barclay Downs | A | 4,866 | $110,773 |
| 45 | Brown Road | A | 6,706 | $68,655 |
| 46 | Steele Creek | A | 14,900 | $99,982 |
| 47 | Coulwood West | A- | 12,301 | $82,886 |
| 48 | Johnston Road / McAlpine | A- | 7,080 | $72,065 |
| 49 | North Lake | A- | 9,389 | $81,208 |
| 50 | Wildwood | A- | 5,710 | $65,113 |
| 51 | Touchstone Village / Elm Lane | A- | 2,652 | $89,419 |
| 52 | Dilworth | A- | 7,519 | $106,622 |
| 53 | Mallard Creek / Withrow Downs | A- | 12,212 | $108,197 |
| 54 | Pawtuckett | A- | 4,876 | $73,569 |
| 55 | Plaza-Midwood | A- | 5,126 | $103,621 |
| 56 | Newell | A- | 7,602 | $81,153 |
| 57 | Seven Eagles | A- | 5,222 | $58,742 |
| 58 | Sunset Road | A- | 5,216 | $88,552 |
| 59 | Nevin Community | A- | 4,825 | $61,487 |
| 60 | Harbor House | A- | 873 | $69,701 |
| 61 | Providence Park | A- | 2,684 | $71,298 |
| 62 | Elizabeth | A- | 4,952 | $97,190 |
| 63 | Prosperity Church Road | A- | 22,421 | $92,188 |
| 64 | Griers Fork | A- | 5,651 | $75,073 |
| 65 | Marlwood | A- | 6,695 | $65,227 |
| 66 | Oakdale South | B+ | 8,293 | $71,098 |
| 67 | Idlewild South | B+ | 7,883 | $63,818 |
| 68 | Hickory Grove | B+ | 6,158 | $73,194 |
| 69 | West Sugar Creek / WT Harris Boulevard | B+ | 8,540 | $76,951 |
| 70 | Henderson Circle | B+ | 5,130 | $87,033 |
| 71 | Hickory Ridge | B+ | 9,654 | $58,789 |
| 72 | Ashbrook | B+ | 3,600 | $72,841 |
| 73 | Rockwell Park / Hemphill Heights | B+ | 5,672 | $81,700 |
| 74 | Mineral Springs / Rumble Road | B+ | 9,321 | $67,706 |
| 75 | Echo Hills | B+ | 257 | $46,441 |
| 76 | Becton Park | B+ | 8,835 | $63,105 |
| 77 | Cotswold | B+ | 7,107 | $70,708 |
| 78 | Lansdowne | B+ | 5,924 | $75,676 |
| 79 | Newell South | B+ | 4,370 | $55,760 |
| 80 | Montclaire / Madison Park | B | 10,136 | $73,917 |
| 81 | Colonial Village | B | 1,467 | $60,074 |
| 82 | Yorkmount | B | 11,638 | $56,949 |
| 83 | Todd Park | B | 1,120 | $60,593 |
| 84 | Toddville Road | B | 10,039 | $55,301 |
| 85 | Olde Whitehall | B | 7,762 | $77,221 |
| 86 | Shannon Park | B | 8,801 | $47,027 |
| 87 | Sedgefield | B | 2,891 | $71,992 |
| 88 | Westchester | B | 4,203 | $54,926 |
| 89 | Third Ward | B | 2,715 | $91,936 |
| 90 | Slater Road / Hamilton Circle | B | 5,291 | $55,846 |
| 91 | Plaza-Eastway | B | 8,544 | $55,076 |
| 92 | Oakhurst | B | 3,545 | $51,965 |
| 93 | Montclaire South | B- | 11,954 | $38,799 |
| 94 | Starmount | B- | 5,437 | $65,493 |
| 95 | Fourth Ward | B- | 5,883 | $110,780 |
| 96 | Harris / Houston | B- | 11,082 | $65,720 |
| 97 | Beatties Ford / Trinity | B- | 4,077 | $74,437 |
| 98 | Collingwood | B- | 4,049 | $46,323 |
| 99 | Firestone / Garden Park | B- | 7,132 | $53,258 |
| 100 | Druid Hills North | B- | 1,343 | $24,727 |
| 101 | J.T. Williams | B- | 295 | $24,232 |
| 102 | Idlewild Farms | C+ | 6,157 | $47,928 |
| 103 | Coliseum Drive | C+ | 555 | $32,918 |
| 104 | Sugaw Creek | C+ | 2,977 | $37,730 |
| 105 | Windsor Park | C+ | 14,610 | $42,052 |
| 106 | Commonwealth | C+ | 3,846 | $45,604 |
| 107 | Derita / Statesville | C+ | 5,983 | $53,913 |
| 108 | North Sharon Amity / Reddman Road | C+ | 8,342 | $46,595 |
| 109 | East Forest | C+ | 16,407 | $48,359 |
| 110 | NoDa | C+ | 4,228 | $69,197 |
| 111 | Seversville | C+ | 590 | $28,506 |
| 112 | University City North | C+ | 8,282 | $60,309 |
| 113 | College Downs | C+ | 7,443 | $46,622 |
| 114 | Eastway / Sheffield Park | C+ | 5,920 | $44,768 |
| 115 | Eagle Lake | C+ | 6,874 | $65,547 |
| 116 | Lincoln Heights | C+ | 1,490 | $29,553 |
| 117 | Clanton Park | C+ | 3,975 | $42,298 |
| 118 | Wesley Heights | C+ | 854 | $75,767 |
| 119 | Oakview Terrace | C+ | 1,795 | $27,767 |
| 120 | Oaklawn | C+ | 2,012 | $42,485 |
| 121 | Commonwealth Park / Briar Creek | C+ | 1,977 | $52,111 |
| 122 | York Road | C | 534 | $69,454 |
| 123 | Farm Pond | C | 6,782 | $32,314 |
| 124 | Enderly Park | C | 4,457 | $41,254 |
| 125 | Thomasboro / Hoskins | C | 6,519 | $39,604 |
| 126 | Hidden Valley | C | 14,528 | $44,886 |
| 127 | Starmount Forest | C | 6,235 | $33,318 |
| 128 | Country Club | C | 4,200 | $65,395 |
| 129 | Eastland / Wilora Lake | C | 8,067 | $51,583 |
| 130 | Greenville | C | 789 | $50,710 |
| 131 | McCorey Heights | C- | 588 | $44,852 |
| 132 | Westerly Hills | C- | 3,030 | $48,633 |
| 133 | University Park | C- | 1,268 | $47,150 |
| 134 | Second Ward | C- | 985 | $91,120 |
| 135 | Cherry | C- | 1,022 | $66,544 |
| 136 | Wilmore | C- | 4,499 | $73,830 |
| 137 | Merry Oaks | C- | 2,166 | $51,348 |
| 138 | Ashley Park | D+ | 2,958 | $37,219 |
| 139 | Oak Forest | D+ | 8,103 | $40,858 |
| 140 | First Ward | D+ | 3,200 | $67,707 |
| 141 | Revolution Park | D+ | 1,298 | $43,853 |
| 142 | Villa Heights | D | 1,829 | $38,245 |
| 143 | Plaza-Shamrock | D | 3,037 | $31,424 |
| 144 | Optimist Park | D | 2,114 | $61,868 |
| 145 | Grier Heights | D | 3,532 | $35,876 |
| 146 | Lockwood | D | 1,319 | $63,100 |
| 147 | West Boulevard | D | 1,346 | $40,463 |
| 148 | Lakewood | D- | 717 | $33,505 |
| 149 | Ponderosa / Wingate | D- | 1,352 | $39,795 |
| 150 | Smallwood | D- | 1,349 | $37,363 |
| 151 | Biddleville | D- | 2,476 | $26,229 |
| 152 | Belmont | F+ | 3,255 | $44,088 |
| 153 | Southside Park | F+ | 1,277 | $25,615 |
| 154 | Capitol Drive | F+ | 1,401 | $35,741 |
| 155 | Westover Hills | F+ | 1,028 | $31,031 |
| 156 | Tryon Hills | F | 1,778 | $34,618 |
| 157 | Double Oaks | F | 1,583 | $31,604 |
| 158 | Druid Hills South | F | 1,357 | $27,902 |
| 159 | Reid Park | F | 1,757 | $26,669 |
| 160 | Washington Heights | F | 1,906 | $35,152 |
By ZIP code
Charlotte crime by ZIP code
ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.
| # | ZIP code | Grade | Population | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28207 | A+ | 10,702 | $193,820 |
| 2 | 28277 | A | 73,348 | $131,383 |
| 3 | 28226 | A | 44,052 | $107,527 |
| 4 | 28270 | A | 37,261 | $121,106 |
| 5 | 28278 | A | 24,651 | $110,237 |
| 6 | 28211 | A | 33,442 | $101,663 |
| 7 | 28214 | A- | 42,761 | $78,793 |
| 8 | 28284 | A- | 16 | $125,625 |
| 9 | 28285 | A- | 16 | $125,622 |
| 10 | 28227 | A- | 60,287 | $77,475 |
| 11 | 28210 | A- | 50,651 | $84,567 |
| 12 | 28209 | A- | 23,649 | $91,807 |
| 13 | 28273 | A- | 37,826 | $73,911 |
| 14 | 28269 | A- | 84,251 | $89,048 |
| 15 | 28215 | B+ | 64,448 | $66,738 |
| 16 | 28203 | B+ | 12,177 | $99,309 |
| 17 | 28282 | B+ | 16 | $121,711 |
| 18 | 28280 | B+ | 17 | $121,711 |
| 19 | 28244 | B+ | 17 | $121,711 |
| 20 | 28262 | B+ | 43,438 | $74,565 |
| 21 | 28213 | B | 47,119 | $64,474 |
| 22 | 28216 | B | 53,422 | $67,085 |
| 23 | 28204 | B | 7,146 | $78,631 |
| 24 | 28212 | B | 46,354 | $47,151 |
| 25 | 28217 | B- | 30,562 | $53,040 |
| 26 | 28202 | B- | 11,672 | $97,111 |
| 27 | 28205 | B- | 53,112 | $55,743 |
| 28 | 28208 | C- | 41,842 | $44,310 |
| 29 | 28206 | D | 14,991 | $42,196 |