Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in San Antonio 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 San Antonio. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
What San Antonio neighborhoods can you leave your doors unlocked at night? Here’s the list.
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Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the safest San Antonio 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 San Antonio.
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 282 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 San Antonio.” We’re lookin’ at you, Cielo Vista.
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 San Antonio for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cielo Vista | |
| 2 | Big Springs | |
| 3 | The Champions Estates-Stone Oak | |
| 4 | The Terraces At Encino Creek | |
| 5 | Hills And Dales | |
| 6 | Ridgehaven Volunteer | |
| 7 | Village In The Woods | |
| 8 | Stone Wood | |
| 8 | Champions Ridge | |
| 10 | Shady Oaks | |
| 10 | North San Antonio Hills | |
| 12 | Mission Ridge | |
| 13 | Dreamhill Estates Neighborhood | |
| 14 | Mission Trace-Vance Jackson | |
| 15 | The Dominion | |
| 16 | Deer Hollow | |
| 17 | Oak Haven Heights | |
| 18 | French Creek Village | |
| 19 | Southpark | |
| 20 | Regency Park | |
| 21 | Deerfield | |
| 22 | Oak Grove Estates | |
| 23 | North Central Heritage | |
| 24 | Summerglen | |
| 24 | King William | |
| 24 | Blanco Woods | |
| 24 | Downtown | |
| 24 | The Seventh At Sonterra-The Vineyard | |
| 24 | Ridge At Deerfield | |
| 24 | Canyon Creek Bluffs | |
| 24 | Forest At Stone Oak | |
| 24 | Oakland Heights | |
| 24 | The Heights At Stone Oak | |
| 24 | Walker Ranch | |
| 24 | The Park At Deerfield | |
| 36 | Vista Del Norte | |
| 37 | Villages Of Westcreek | |
| 38 | Santa Fe Trails | |
| 39 | Estates-Mission Hills | |
| 40 | Tobin Hill | |
| 41 | Lockhill Estates | |
| 42 | Remington Heights | |
| 43 | Cavalo Creek Estates | |
| 43 | Creekview Estates | |
| 45 | Overlook Of Carriage Hills | |
| 46 | Braun Station West | |
| 46 | Hidden Oaks Estates | |
| 48 | Northchase | |
| 48 | Ventura | |
| 50 | River Road | |
| 51 | Laddie Place And North Wilson | |
| 52 | Coolcrest | |
| 53 | Randolph Hills | |
| 54 | Stanton Run | |
| 55 | Bluffview At Camino Real | |
| 56 | Woodlake | |
| 56 | Quail Creek | |
| 58 | Olmos Park Terrace | |
| 59 | Forest Oak | |
| 60 | Hidden Forest | |
| 61 | Parkwood Maintenance | |
| 62 | Gardens At Brookhollow | |
| 63 | Northwood Hills Improvement Club | |
| 64 | Verde Hills | |
| 65 | Hunters Creek | |
| 66 | Fieldstone | |
| 67 | Braun Station East | |
| 67 | The Estates At Stonegate | |
| 69 | Castle Wood Forest | |
| 70 | Stonefield | |
| 71 | Meadowbrook | |
| 72 | Highland Farms | |
| 72 | Steubing Ranch | |
| 74 | Lorrence Creek | |
| 75 | Alamo Farmsteads-Babcock Road | |
| 76 | Apple Creek | |
| 77 | Stone Valley | |
| 77 | Mountain View Acres | |
| 79 | Promontory Pointe-Heights | |
| 80 | Eckhert Crossing | |
| 81 | North Central Thousand Oaks | |
| 82 | Friends Of Friedrich Wilderness Park | |
| 83 | Arbor At Sonoma Ranch | |
| 84 | Arboretum | |
| 85 | Sierra Springs | |
| 86 | The Bluffs Of Henderson Pass | |
| 87 | Longs Ridge | |
| 88 | Sonterra-Stone Oak | |
| 89 | Woodridge | |
| 90 | San Antonio Creekside | |
| 91 | Churchill Estates | |
| 92 | North Castle Hills | |
| 92 | Village At Big Country | |
| 94 | Shavano Heights | |
| 95 | Emerald Forest | |
| 96 | Hunters Chase | |
| 97 | Great Northwest | |
| 98 | Braun Willow | |
| 99 | Mockingbird Hill | |
| 100 | Oak Creek |
Source: FBI UCR. All 282 San Antonio neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in San Antonio
Looking at the data, you can tell that Cielo Vista is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in San Antonio are Cielo Vista, Big Springs, The Champions Estates-Stone Oak, The Terraces At Encino Creek, Hills And Dales, Ridgehaven Volunteer, Village In The Woods, Stone Wood, Champions Ridge, and Shady Oaks.
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 San Antonio FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in San Antonio?
Cielo Vista is the safest neighborhood in San Antonio for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Big Springs and The Champions Estates-Stone Oak are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in San Antonio?
The safest neighborhoods in San Antonio are Cielo Vista, Big Springs, The Champions Estates-Stone Oak, The Terraces At Encino Creek, Hills And Dales, Ridgehaven Volunteer, Village In The Woods, Stone Wood, Champions Ridge, and Shady Oaks. We ranked all 282 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?
Los Angeles Heights-Keystone posts the highest crime rate of the 282 San Antonio neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in San Antonio 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.
