Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Charlotte 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 Charlotte. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Charlotte 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 North Carolina’s statewide median.
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the safest Charlotte 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 Charlotte.
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 148 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 Charlotte.” We’re lookin’ at you, Hembstead.
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 Charlotte for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hembstead | |
| 2 | Providence Plantation | |
| 3 | Wessex Square | |
| 4 | Sharon Woods | |
| 5 | Sardis Forest | |
| 6 | Governor’s Square | |
| 7 | Oxford Hunt | |
| 8 | Chantilly | |
| 9 | Sherwood Forest | |
| 10 | Olde Providence South | |
| 10 | Ballantyne East | |
| 10 | Carmel | |
| 13 | First Ward | |
| 14 | Wendover-Sedgewood | |
| 15 | Quail Hollow | |
| 16 | Piper Glen Estates | |
| 16 | Myers Park | |
| 18 | Highland Creek | |
| 18 | Hwy 51-Park Road | |
| 20 | Yorkshire | |
| 21 | Provincetowne | |
| 22 | Ballantyne West | |
| 23 | Providence Park | |
| 24 | Beverly Woods | |
| 25 | Ashbrook-Clawson Village | |
| 25 | Touchstone Village-Elm Lane | |
| 27 | Eastover | |
| 28 | Colonial Village | |
| 28 | Stonehaven | |
| 30 | Johnston Rd-McAlpine | |
| 31 | Mountainbrook | |
| 31 | Griers Fork | |
| 33 | Olde Providence North | |
| 34 | Foxcroft | |
| 35 | Seven Eagles | |
| 36 | Davis Lake-Eastfield | |
| 37 | Hickory Grove | |
| 38 | Providence Crossing | |
| 39 | Sardis Woods | |
| 40 | Marshbrooke | |
| 40 | Lansdowne | |
| 42 | Plaza Hills | |
| 43 | Cotswold | |
| 44 | Whiteoak | |
| 44 | Downtown Sharlotte | |
| 46 | Coulwood West | |
| 47 | Prosperity Church Road | |
| 48 | Marlwood | |
| 49 | Nevin Community | |
| 49 | Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights | |
| 51 | Windsor Park | |
| 52 | Starmount | |
| 53 | University City North | |
| 53 | Harbor House | |
| 55 | Plaza Midwood | |
| 56 | West Sugar Creek | |
| 57 | Westchester | |
| 58 | Lockwood | |
| 59 | Genesis Park | |
| 60 | Idlewild South | |
| 61 | Wilson Heights | |
| 62 | Yorkmount | |
| 63 | Beatties Ford-Trinity | |
| 64 | Pawtuckett | |
| 65 | Double Oaks | |
| 66 | Sedgefield | |
| 67 | Oakdale South | |
| 68 | Ponderosa-Wingate | |
| 69 | Ashley Park | |
| 70 | Newell South | |
| 71 | Todd Park | |
| 72 | Briarcreek-Woodland | |
| 73 | Shannon Park | |
| 73 | Starmount Forest | |
| 75 | Sterling | |
| 76 | Toddville Road | |
| 77 | Tryon Hills | |
| 77 | Becton Park | |
| 79 | Eastway-Sheffield Park | |
| 80 | Olde Whitehall | |
| 81 | Rain Tree | |
| 81 | Biddleville | |
| 83 | Back Creek Church Road | |
| 84 | Hickory Ridge | |
| 85 | Slater Rd-Hamilton Circle | |
| 86 | Firestone-Garden Park | |
| 87 | Park Crossing | |
| 88 | Derita-Statesville | |
| 88 | Closeburn-Glenkirk | |
| 90 | Eagle Lake | |
| 91 | Freedom Park | |
| 92 | North Sharon Amity-Reddman Roa | |
| 93 | Arbor Glen | |
| 94 | Eastland-Wilora Lake | |
| 95 | University Park | |
| 96 | Washington Heights | |
| 97 | Madison Park | |
| 97 | Collingwood | |
| 99 | West Blvd | |
| 100 | Elizabeth |
Source: FBI UCR. All 148 Charlotte neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Charlotte
Looking at the data, you can tell that Hembstead is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Charlotte are Hembstead, Providence Plantation, Wessex Square, Sharon Woods, Sardis Forest, Governor’s Square, Oxford Hunt, Chantilly, Sherwood Forest, and Olde Providence South.
But as most North Carolina 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 North Carolina? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Charlotte FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Charlotte?
Hembstead is the safest neighborhood in Charlotte for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Providence Plantation and Wessex Square are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Charlotte?
The safest neighborhoods in Charlotte are Hembstead, Providence Plantation, Wessex Square, Sharon Woods, Sardis Forest, Governor’s Square, Oxford Hunt, Chantilly, Sherwood Forest, and Olde Providence South. We ranked all 148 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?
Westerly Hills posts the highest crime rate of the 148 Charlotte neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Charlotte 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.
