Spring Branch, Houston, TX Assault Rates and Assault Maps

Crime Grade's assault map shows the safest places in Spring Branch in green. The most dangerous areas in Spring Branch are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Spring Branch, Houston, TX Safe?

The C grade means the rate of assault is slightly higher than the average US neighborhood. Spring Branch is in the 45th percentile for safety, meaning 55% of neighborhoods are safer and 45% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Spring Branch's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of assault in Spring Branch is 3.121 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Spring Branch generally consider the south part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of assault in Spring Branch may be as high as 1 in 199 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 450 in the south part of the neighborhood. See the section on interpreting the assault map, however, because comparing rates for assault or any other crime is not as intuitive as it may seem.

By a simple count ignoring population, more crimes occur in the east parts of Spring Branch, Houston, TX: about 73 per year. The northeast part of Spring Branch has fewer cases of assault with only 19 in a typical year.

Interpreting the Assault Maps

When looking at the assault map for Spring Branch, remember that the rate of assault per resident may appear inflated when people visit the area during the day, but do not live there. For example, there are more retail establishments in the east part of the neighborhood. Many crimes are committed in retail areas in blocks where few people live. Red areas on the assault rate map do not always indicate danger for Spring Branch residents who live there.

More issues arise with places like airports, parks, and schools. Major airports, of which Spring Branch has 0, always look like high-crime locations due to the large number of people and the low population nearby. Parks and designated recreational areas, of which Spring Branch has 20, have the same problem. Of Spring Branch’s 138,889 residents, few live near recreational areas. Because many people visit, crime rates may appear higher even for safe parks. Ultimately crime happens where people are, whether they live there or not. Before writing off an area as unsafe, look at both the crime rate and total crime maps, then consider nearby destinations that people may be visiting.

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Spring Branch Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All assault rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Spring Branch residents in a standard year.

Individual Spring Branch Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of assault in Spring Branch is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Spring Branch.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
Fairbanks-Northwest Crossing, Houston, TX	D	D	D	C-
Greater Memorial, Houston, TX	D+	B+	D	B+
Oak Forest-Garden Oaks, Houston, TX	C-	C-	D+	C
Greater Inwood, Houston, TX	C	D+	C+	D+
Near Northwest, Houston, TX	C-	D	C	D+
Galleria-Uptown, Houston, TX	D-	C	F	C+
Westchase, Houston, TX	D	D	D-	C-
West Houston, Houston, TX	C-	C+	D+	C+
Energy Corridor, Houston, TX	D	C	D-	C
Acres Home, Houston, TX	C-	D-	C-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Spring Branch is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for assault. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Assault Crime Grade
East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
South Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ	D+	C	C	C-
Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Memphis, TN	F	F	F	F
Harlem, Manhattan, NY	B+	D+	D+	D+
South Side, Corpus Christi, TX	C+	C+	C+	C+
Southwest, Anaheim, CA	A-	C	C	C-
Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY	A-	B+	B+	B
Eastside, Fort Worth, TX	C-	C-	C-	C-
Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY	A-	B+	B+	B+
East Side, El Paso, TX	C	C+	C+	C

Considering only the assault rate, Spring Branch is as safe as the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Spring Branch, Houston, TX average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 32% projected; overall, schools exceed expectations. See Spring Branch schools on SchoolGrade

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