Heights, Little Rock, AR Property Crime Rates and Maps

Heights is a neighborhood of 6,890 residents in Little Rock, about 3 miles northwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Heights?

Property crime is high in Heights: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 73% of Americans live. Theft makes up 58% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B-, and vehicle theft grades B+. Little Rock as a whole grades C+ for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 619 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

27% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Heights as a whole, and 73% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Heights scores 619.

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 688 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B+
Violent crimeSafety score 728 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Heights

Map of Heights shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Heights, Little Rock, AR at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Heights in Little Rock, 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 Heights

Burglaries run high. Heights has burglaries at about double the US rate: 5.1 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Heights

CrimeGrade™ estimates Heights has about 37 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% more than the US as a whole and 44% less than Little Rock 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 Heights, about 58% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB-355.12.4
TheftC+14921.713.1
Vehicle theftB+213.02.7
ArsonAunder 10.070.12
VandalismB+507.25.5

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 Little Rock

The Little Rock Police Department polices Heights; these figures cover Little Rock as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Little Rock as a whole, 55% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 39% of them, against 33% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (55%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theftHomes (39%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (40%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (50%)Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)

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


Property crime in Heights and nearby neighborhoods

Heights has the least property crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
HeightsB619B6,890
Hillcrest 1 mileC443C+5,730
Midtown 2 milesB618B8,820
Briarwood 2 milesC437D+2,960
Stephens 2 milesF0F4,880
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Oak Forest 3 milesF15F7,360
Reservoir 3 milesC+527C6,990
Boyle Park 3 milesD180F4,060
Downtown Little Rock 4 milesF67F7,910
John Barrow 4 milesC438D-13,800
Walnut Valley 4 milesC+482C-7,440

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

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Heights has more property crime than 65% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
HeightsB619B6,890
Seven Oaks, Wesley Chapel, FLA+950A6,940
South Beach, Fort Pierce, FLA916A6,880
Estrella-Goodyear, Goodyear, AZA858A6,900
Sunshine, Lehigh Acres, FLA-831B+6,890
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Mount Lookout, Cincinnati, OHA-790A6,960
Crieve Hall, Nashville, TNB+725B+6,950
Crossroads, Highland, CAB-598B6,890
Oakdale South, Charlotte, NCB-543B-6,950
Normandy Manor, Jacksonville, FLC+522C+6,930
Inglewood-Riverwood, Nashville, TNC403C+6,870

Density, empty homes and walkability in Heights

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Heights apart: it has 4% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and 14.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places where few residents live in dense blocks tend to report less car theft, yet car theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.4% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 96% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.14.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 64% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.14.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 78% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 Heights

Property crime costs Heights about $1.8 million a year, or $256 per resident and about $525 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. Heights is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

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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