College Station is a city of 138,600 in Brazos County and the main city of the College Station metro area, home to 278,300 · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in College Station?
Property crime in College Station is a little lower than in most US neighborhoods: an A, safer than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Theft makes up 61% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A+.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 877 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
62% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than College Station as a whole, and 38% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. College Station scores 877.
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.
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 College Station, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in College Station, 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 College Station
One part of College Station stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Wolf Pen Creek District, in north College Station, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglaries happen at homes more often than nationally. In College Station, 75% of reported burglaries happen at homes, against 57% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in College Station
Low property crime is the norm across College Station: 98% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across College Station run from A+ to C+.
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A or B 98%C 2%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Crescent Pointe, northeastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of College Station.A+930
3Northgate & Boyett, northwestCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A-844
4Southwood Valley, centralCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A-826
5Wolf Pen Creek District, northThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A-819
Neighborhood areas of College Station, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in College Station?
Reported property crime in College Station has fallen 42% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 19 to 11 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Property crime, change since 2019
College StationUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves College Station. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, College Station
Property, US
2016
+10%
+15%
2017
+7%
+12%
2018
+11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+3%
-8%
2021
-5%
-10%
2022
+1%
-6%
2023
-28%
-7%
2024
-42%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in College Station
CrimeGrade™ estimates College Station has about 13 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 44% less than the US as a whole and 51% less than Texas.
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 College Station, about 61% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
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 College Station
College Station has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often at homes: 43% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (75%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
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 College Station and nearby cities
Of the 6 cities closest to College Station, 5 have less property crime. Snook and Keith have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from College Station. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, College Station is safer than 86% of them.
Transit, empty homes and walkability in College Station
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets College Station apart: it has 33% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more car theft; here car theft sits near the national middle.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for College Station: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 79% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 52% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.33% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 60% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs College Station
Property crime costs College Station about $12 million a year, or $90 per resident and about $259 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 the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$2.0 million
$14
Theft
$5.8 million
$42
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$15
Arson
$110,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.5 million
$18
Total
$12 million
$90
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
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.
