ZIP 43081, Westerville, OH Property Crime Rates and Maps

ZIP 43081 is in Westerville, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in ZIP 43081?

ZIP 43081 earns an A- for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 54% of Americans live. Theft makes up 58% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A. Westerville as a whole grades A for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 844 of 1,000
About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood What this means

54% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than ZIP 43081 as a whole, and 46% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. ZIP 43081 scores 844.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 856 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
A
Violent crimeSafety score 863 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Property crime map of ZIP 43081

Map of ZIP 43081 shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in ZIP 43081, Westerville, OH at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in ZIP 43081 in Westerville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out about property crime in ZIP 43081

Burglary runs low. ZIP 43081 has 1.0 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.4.

Car thefts happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Westerville as a whole, 51% of reported car thefts happen in parking lots and garages, against 23% nationally.


How ZIP 43081 compares within Westerville

Most of ZIP 43081 grades well for property crime: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across ZIP 43081 run from A+ to C+.

A or B 98%C 2%

Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

ZIP 43081 has less property crime than 0 of the 2 ZIP codes in Westerville.


Property crime rates and types in ZIP 43081

CrimeGrade™ estimates ZIP 43081 has about 16 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 32% less than the US as a whole and close to Westerville as a whole.

All property crime

Burglary

Vehicle theft

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.

Theft is the most common property crime in ZIP 43081, about 58% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA661.02.4
TheftA-5979.313.1
Vehicle theftA801.32.7
ArsonA+20.020.12
VandalismA-2844.45.5

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when property crime happens in Westerville

The Westerville Police Department polices ZIP 43081; these figures cover Westerville as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Westerville as a whole, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (43%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theftParking lots and garages (51%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (45%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismParking lots and garages (32%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


Property crime in ZIP 43081 and nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 43081 has less property crime than 5 of its 10 nearest ZIP codes.

Nearby ZIP codes

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
ZIP 43081A-844A64,000
ZIP 43231 2 milesB-558C+23,100
ZIP 43082 3 milesA917A+33,400
ZIP 43229 4 milesC-378C-54,800
ZIP 43240 5 milesA-818A8,060
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
ZIP 43230 5 milesA-775A-58,600
ZIP 43054 5 milesA898A28,400
ZIP 43085 5 milesA853A26,100
ZIP 43224 5 milesC-335D-44,300
ZIP 43035 6 milesA901A35,800
ZIP 43021 7 milesA+944A+15,000

Nearest first, with each place's distance from ZIP 43081. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with ZIP codes of similar size and density, ZIP 43081 is safer than 73% of them.

ZIP codes of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
ZIP 43081A-844A64,000
ZIP 94558, CAA874A63,700
ZIP 92677, CAA858A63,700
ZIP 43055, OHA-799A-63,600
ZIP 78664, TXB+745A-64,200
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
ZIP 75040, TXB+722B+64,100
ZIP 92223, CAB+705A-64,400
ZIP 85204, AZB690B64,500
ZIP 27616, NCB673B+63,900
ZIP 93291, CAB666B63,500
ZIP 85041, AZC426D64,300

What property crime costs ZIP 43081

Property crime costs ZIP 43081 about $6.9 million a year, or $108 per resident and about $262 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.

Cost of property crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

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