Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Albuquerque are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in Albuquerque. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Albuquerque neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Albuquerque hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in Albuquerque.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 197 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In Albuquerque.” We’re lookin’ at you, Desert Spring Flower.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in Albuquerque for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Spring Flower | |
| 2 | Paradise Hills | |
| 3 | Valley Gardens | |
| 3 | Alban Hills | |
| 5 | Tijeras Arroyo | |
| 6 | Seven Bar North | |
| 7 | Parkway | |
| 8 | Ventana Ranch | |
| 9 | Vista Del Norte | |
| 10 | Piedras Marcadas | |
| 11 | Tierra Oeste | |
| 12 | Tuscany | |
| 13 | Tanoan East | |
| 14 | Westgate Hts | |
| 15 | Skies West | |
| 16 | Eisenhower | |
| 17 | West Park | |
| 17 | Arroyo Del Oso North | |
| 17 | Nob Hill | |
| 17 | Peppertree-Royal Oak | |
| 17 | Quintessance | |
| 17 | Estates At Tanoan | |
| 17 | Heritage East | |
| 17 | Vineyard Estates | |
| 17 | Thomas Village | |
| 17 | Matthew Meadows | |
| 17 | Paloma Del Sol | |
| 17 | Riverfronte | |
| 17 | Prospectors Ridge | |
| 17 | La Luz | |
| 31 | Heritage Hills | |
| 32 | Willow Wood | |
| 33 | North Wyoming | |
| 34 | S Y Jackson | |
| 35 | Avalon | |
| 36 | Eagle Ranch | |
| 37 | Kachina Hills | |
| 38 | Countrywood | |
| 38 | Mirabella | |
| 40 | Cottonwood Heights | |
| 41 | Glenwood Hills South Casa Grande | |
| 41 | Nor Este | |
| 43 | South Guadalupe Trail | |
| 44 | Academy Estates East | |
| 45 | Academy Ridge East | |
| 46 | Bear Canyon | |
| 47 | Crestview Heights | |
| 48 | John Robert | |
| 48 | Broadway Central | |
| 50 | Se Heights | |
| 51 | Vista Grande | |
| 52 | Stardust Skies Park | |
| 53 | Cibola Addition | |
| 54 | Alvarado Grdns | |
| 54 | Rio Grande Blvd | |
| 56 | Cherry Hills | |
| 57 | Taylor Ranch | |
| 58 | Painted Sky | |
| 58 | Academy North | |
| 60 | West Old Town | |
| 61 | Coors Trail | |
| 62 | Netherwood Park | |
| 63 | Sandia | |
| 64 | Highland | |
| 65 | Eastrange-Piedra Vista | |
| 66 | Osuna Park | |
| 67 | San Jose | |
| 68 | Boyds-Leslie Park | |
| 69 | Mossman | |
| 70 | Ladera West | |
| 71 | Stardust Skies North | |
| 72 | N Campus | |
| 73 | Academy Hills Park | |
| 74 | Pat Hurley | |
| 75 | Bosque Dell Acres | |
| 75 | Skyview Acres | |
| 77 | Academy Park | |
| 78 | Matheson Park | |
| 79 | Paradise Heights | |
| 79 | Saragossa | |
| 81 | Oso Grande | |
| 82 | N Albuquerque Acres | |
| 83 | Story Rock | |
| 83 | La Luz De Sol | |
| 85 | Towne Park | |
| 86 | Los Alamos | |
| 87 | Jeanne Bellamah East | |
| 88 | Big Bend | |
| 89 | Northeast Valley | |
| 90 | Antelope Run | |
| 91 | Plaza Vieja | |
| 92 | South Broadway | |
| 93 | Las Lomitas | |
| 94 | Onate | |
| 95 | Vista Montecito | |
| 96 | Quaker Heights | |
| 97 | Vista Sandia Hoa | |
| 97 | Downtown | |
| 99 | Laurelwood | |
| 100 | Victory Hills |
Source: FBI UCR. All 197 Albuquerque neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Albuquerque
Looking at the data, you can tell that Desert Spring Flower is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Albuquerque are Desert Spring Flower, Paradise Hills, Valley Gardens, Alban Hills, Tijeras Arroyo, Seven Bar North, Parkway, Ventana Ranch, Vista Del Norte, and Piedras Marcadas.
But as most New Mexico residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on New Mexico? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Albuquerque FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Albuquerque?
Desert Spring Flower is the safest neighborhood in Albuquerque for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Paradise Hills and Valley Gardens are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Albuquerque?
The safest neighborhoods in Albuquerque are Desert Spring Flower, Paradise Hills, Valley Gardens, Alban Hills, Tijeras Arroyo, Seven Bar North, Parkway, Ventana Ranch, Vista Del Norte, and Piedras Marcadas. We ranked all 197 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Sawmill posts the highest crime rate of the 197 Albuquerque neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Albuquerque ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
