Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in Richmond 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 Richmond. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Virginia’s statewide median.
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Methodology: How we determined the safest Richmond 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 Richmond.
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 122 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 Richmond.” We’re lookin’ at you, Broad Rock Sports Complex.
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 Richmond for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broad Rock Sports Complex | |
| 2 | Pine Camp | |
| 3 | Laburnum Park | |
| 4 | Eastview | |
| 5 | Powhite Park | |
| 6 | Mary Munford | |
| 7 | Colonial Place | |
| 8 | Malvern Gardens | |
| 9 | Oakwood Cemetery | |
| 10 | Willow Oaks | |
| 11 | Broad Rock Industrial Park | |
| 12 | Westover Hills West | |
| 13 | Westlake Hills | |
| 14 | Cottrell Farms | |
| 15 | Huguenot | |
| 16 | Willow Lawn | |
| 17 | Sherwood Park | |
| 18 | Stonewall Court | |
| 18 | Shockoe Slip | |
| 20 | Vcu | |
| 21 | Woodhaven | |
| 22 | Southampton | |
| 23 | Bellevue | |
| 24 | Deerbourne | |
| 25 | Rosedale | |
| 26 | Three Chopt | |
| 27 | Pocoshock | |
| 28 | The Museum District | |
| 29 | Forest Hill | |
| 30 | Upper Shockoe Valley | |
| 31 | Oxford | |
| 32 | Worthington | |
| 33 | Stony Point | |
| 34 | Westover Hills | |
| 35 | Chimborazo | |
| 36 | Maymont Park | |
| 37 | Oregon Hill | |
| 38 | Westover | |
| 39 | Central Office | |
| 40 | Hollywood Cemetery | |
| 41 | Hickory Hill | |
| 42 | Stratford Hills | |
| 43 | Belle And Mayo Islands | |
| 44 | Walmsley | |
| 45 | Forest Hill Park | |
| 46 | Cherry Gardens | |
| 47 | Church Hill | |
| 48 | Cedarhurst | |
| 49 | Cullenwood | |
| 50 | Carillon | |
| 51 | Green Park | |
| 52 | Chippenham Forest | |
| 53 | Gravel Hill | |
| 54 | Forest Hill Terrace | |
| 55 | Randolph | |
| 56 | The Fan | |
| 57 | Byrd Park | |
| 58 | Piney Knolls | |
| 59 | North Highland Park | |
| 60 | Fulton | |
| 61 | Southern Barton Heights | |
| 62 | John Marshall | |
| 63 | Union Hill | |
| 64 | Warwick | |
| 65 | Magnolia Industrial Center | |
| 66 | Bryan Park | |
| 67 | Northern Barton Heights | |
| 67 | Stadium | |
| 69 | Monument Avenue Park | |
| 70 | Swansboro West | |
| 71 | Sauer’s Gardens | |
| 72 | Bellemeade | |
| 73 | Ginter Park Terrace | |
| 74 | Museums | |
| 74 | Newtowne West | |
| 76 | Blackwell | |
| 77 | City Center | |
| 78 | Biotech And MCV District | |
| 79 | South Garden | |
| 80 | Peter Paul | |
| 81 | The Diamond | |
| 82 | Providence Park | |
| 83 | Brookland Park | |
| 84 | Windsor | |
| 85 | Washington Park | |
| 86 | Carytown | |
| 87 | Edgewood | |
| 88 | Church Hill North | |
| 89 | Northrop | |
| 90 | Whitcomb | |
| 91 | Swanson | |
| 92 | Parnell Industrial Area | |
| 92 | McGuire Manor | |
| 94 | Midlothian | |
| 95 | Belt Center | |
| 95 | Ginter Park | |
| 97 | Woodland Heights | |
| 98 | Fairfield | |
| 99 | Shockoe Bottom | |
| 100 | Carver |
Source: FBI UCR. All 122 Richmond neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in Richmond
Looking at the data, you can tell that Broad Rock Sports Complex is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in Richmond are Broad Rock Sports Complex, Pine Camp, Laburnum Park, Eastview, Powhite Park, Mary Munford, Colonial Place, Malvern Gardens, Oakwood Cemetery, and Willow Oaks.
But as most Virginia 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 Virginia? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In Richmond FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in Richmond?
Broad Rock Sports Complex is the safest neighborhood in Richmond for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Pine Camp and Laburnum Park are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in Richmond?
The safest neighborhoods in Richmond are Broad Rock Sports Complex, Pine Camp, Laburnum Park, Eastview, Powhite Park, Mary Munford, Colonial Place, Malvern Gardens, Oakwood Cemetery, and Willow Oaks. We ranked all 122 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?
Jeff Davis posts the highest crime rate of the 122 Richmond neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in Richmond 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.
