Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Oakland 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 Oakland. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What Oakland neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Oakland 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 Oakland.
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 129 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 Oakland.” We’re lookin’ at you, Caballo Hills.
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 Oakland for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caballo Hills | |
| 2 | Upper Rockridge | |
| 2 | Chabot Park | |
| 4 | Bartlett | |
| 5 | Montclair | |
| 5 | Redwood Heights | |
| 7 | Merriwood | |
| 8 | Woodminster | |
| 9 | Mills College | |
| 10 | Panoramic Hill | |
| 11 | Forestland | |
| 12 | Hiller Highlands | |
| 13 | Grand Lake | |
| 14 | Shepherd Canyon | |
| 15 | Arrowhead Marsh | |
| 16 | Piedmont Pines | |
| 17 | Golden Gate | |
| 18 | Lake Merritt | |
| 18 | Montclair Business | |
| 18 | Piedmont | |
| 18 | Rockridge | |
| 22 | Joaquin Miller Park | |
| 23 | Upper Dimond | |
| 24 | Upper Peralta Creek-Bartlett | |
| 25 | Claremont | |
| 26 | Glen Highlands | |
| 27 | Bushrod | |
| 28 | Lincoln Highlands | |
| 29 | Gaskill | |
| 30 | Oakmore | |
| 31 | Oak Tree | |
| 32 | Paradise Park | |
| 32 | Harrington | |
| 34 | Millsmont | |
| 35 | Cleveland Heights | |
| 36 | Sobrante Park | |
| 36 | Sequoyah | |
| 38 | Peralta-Hacienda | |
| 39 | Temescal | |
| 40 | Fairfax | |
| 41 | Maxwell Park | |
| 42 | School | |
| 43 | Bella Vista | |
| 44 | Fairview Park | |
| 45 | Crestmont | |
| 46 | Highland Terrace | |
| 46 | Santa Fe | |
| 48 | South Prescott | |
| 49 | Jefferson | |
| 50 | Iveywood | |
| 51 | Glenview | |
| 52 | Tuxedo | |
| 53 | Allendale | |
| 54 | South Stonehurst | |
| 55 | Clinton | |
| 55 | Trestle Glen | |
| 57 | Golf Links | |
| 58 | Reservoir Hill-Meadow Brook | |
| 58 | Longfellow | |
| 58 | Fairfax Business-Wentworth-Holland | |
| 61 | Downtown | |
| 62 | Adams Point | |
| 63 | Las Palmas | |
| 63 | Ivy Hill | |
| 65 | Upper Laurel | |
| 66 | Lynn-Highland Park | |
| 67 | Piedmont Avenue | |
| 68 | Mountain View Cemetery | |
| 69 | Merritt | |
| 70 | Lakeshore | |
| 70 | Lakewide | |
| 72 | Northgate | |
| 73 | Sausal Creek | |
| 73 | Saint Elizabeth | |
| 75 | Durant Manor | |
| 76 | Waverly | |
| 77 | North Stonehurst | |
| 78 | Skyline-Hillcrest Estates | |
| 79 | San Pablo Gateway | |
| 80 | Sheffield Village | |
| 81 | Pill Hill | |
| 82 | Coliseum Industrial | |
| 83 | Shafter | |
| 84 | South Kennedy Tract | |
| 85 | Oak Center | |
| 86 | Rancho San Antonio | |
| 87 | Civic Center | |
| 87 | Eastmont Hills | |
| 89 | Oakland Ave-Harrison St | |
| 90 | Bancroft Business-Havenscourt | |
| 91 | Webster | |
| 92 | Prescott | |
| 92 | Cox | |
| 94 | Mosswood | |
| 95 | Patten | |
| 96 | Hoover-Foster | |
| 97 | Highland | |
| 98 | Laurel | |
| 98 | Seminary | |
| 100 | Ralph Bunche |
Source: FBI UCR. All 129 Oakland neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Oakland
Looking at the data, you can tell that Caballo Hills is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Oakland are Caballo Hills, Upper Rockridge, Chabot Park, Bartlett, Montclair, Redwood Heights, Merriwood, Woodminster, Mills College, and Panoramic Hill.
But as most California 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 California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Oakland FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Oakland?
Caballo Hills is the safest neighborhood in Oakland for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Upper Rockridge and Chabot Park are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Oakland?
The safest neighborhoods in Oakland are Caballo Hills, Upper Rockridge, Chabot Park, Bartlett, Montclair, Redwood Heights, Merriwood, Woodminster, Mills College, and Panoramic Hill. We ranked all 129 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?
Columbia Gardens posts the highest crime rate of the 129 Oakland neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Oakland 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.
