Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Austin 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 Austin. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Austin neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Texas’s statewide median.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Austin 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 Austin.
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 60 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 Austin.” We’re lookin’ at you, Downtown.
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 Austin for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown | |
| 2 | East Cesar Chavez | |
| 3 | Holly | |
| 4 | University Of Texas | |
| 5 | Windsor Road | |
| 5 | Crestview | |
| 7 | Rosedale | |
| 7 | Triangle State | |
| 9 | Hyde Park | |
| 10 | Galindo | |
| 11 | Allandale | |
| 12 | Chestnut | |
| 13 | East Congress | |
| 14 | Garrison Park | |
| 14 | Brentwood | |
| 16 | North University | |
| 17 | Pecan Springs Springdale | |
| 18 | Southeast | |
| 19 | Zilker | |
| 20 | Windsor Hills | |
| 21 | West University | |
| 22 | South Manchaca | |
| 23 | Wooten | |
| 24 | Franklin Park | |
| 25 | Old West Austin | |
| 26 | Upper Boggy Creek | |
| 27 | Martin Luther King-Hwy 183 | |
| 27 | Barton Hills | |
| 29 | South River City | |
| 29 | West Congress | |
| 29 | West Gate | |
| 32 | South Lamar | |
| 33 | Pleasant Valley | |
| 34 | Rosewood | |
| 35 | North Shoal Creek | |
| 35 | Rmma | |
| 37 | North Austin | |
| 38 | Central East Austin | |
| 39 | North Lamar | |
| 40 | Mlk | |
| 41 | Johnston Terrace | |
| 42 | Sweet Briar | |
| 43 | Montopolis | |
| 44 | Parker Lane | |
| 45 | Hancock | |
| 46 | Windsor Park | |
| 47 | Highland | |
| 48 | Coronado Hills | |
| 49 | Georgian Acres | |
| 50 | North Loop | |
| 51 | Govalle | |
| 52 | Dawson | |
| 53 | North Burnett | |
| 54 | McKinney | |
| 55 | Bouldin | |
| 56 | Saint Edwards | |
| 57 | University Hills | |
| 58 | Saint Johns | |
| 59 | Heritage Hills | |
| 60 | Riverside |
Source: FBI UCR. All 60 Austin neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Austin
Looking at the data, you can tell that Downtown is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Austin are Downtown, East Cesar Chavez, Holly, University Of Texas, Windsor Road, Crestview, Rosedale, Triangle State, Hyde Park, and Galindo.
But as most Texas 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 Texas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Austin FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Austin?
Downtown is the safest neighborhood in Austin for 2026, based on FBI crime data. East Cesar Chavez and Holly are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Austin?
The safest neighborhoods in Austin are Downtown, East Cesar Chavez, Holly, University Of Texas, Windsor Road, Crestview, Rosedale, Triangle State, Hyde Park, and Galindo. We ranked all 60 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?
Riverside posts the highest crime rate of the 60 Austin neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Austin 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.
