Meyerland, Houston, TX Property Crime Rates and Maps

Meyerland is a neighborhood of 65,800 residents in Houston, about 10 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Meyerland?

Property crime is high in Meyerland: a C, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 81% of Americans live. Theft makes up 59% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C+, and vehicle theft grades C. Houston as a whole grades C+ for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 446 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

19% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Meyerland as a whole, and 81% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Meyerland scores 446.

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 377 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
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Violent crimeSafety score 337 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Meyerland

Map of Meyerland 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+
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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 Meyerland, Houston, TX at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Meyerland in Houston, 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 Meyerland

Car thefts happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Houston as a whole, 48% of reported car thefts happen in parking lots and garages, against 23% nationally.

Burglaries run high. Meyerland has burglaries at about double the US rate: 4.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.


How Meyerland compares within Houston

Property crime changes a lot from one part of Meyerland to the next: 39% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 44% live in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Meyerland run from A- to F.

A or B 39%C 17%D or F 44%

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

Meyerland has less property crime than 37 of the 63 neighborhoods in Houston. It covers much of the Sugarland, Meyerland, and Westchase areas.


Is property crime going up in Houston?

Reported property crime in Houston as a whole has held about steady since 2019, within 5%. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 44 to 42 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.

Property crime, change since 2019

HoustonUnited States

Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Houston. The charts follow crimes per resident.

Data table
YearProperty, HoustonProperty, US
2016-1%+15%
2017-5%+12%
2018-8%+4%
2019+0%+0%
2020-3%-8%
2021-4%-10%
2022+3%-6%
2023+1%-7%
2024-6%-15%

Property crime rates and types in Meyerland

CrimeGrade™ estimates Meyerland has about 36 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 52% more than the US as a whole and 20% less than Houston 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 Meyerland, about 59% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryC+3164.82.4
TheftD+1,39321.213.1
Vehicle theftC2133.22.7
ArsonB+110.170.12
VandalismB4436.75.5

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 Houston

The Houston Police Department polices Meyerland; these figures cover Houston as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Houston as a whole, 53% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (53%)Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theftParking lots and garages (48%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (55%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (43%)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 Meyerland and nearby neighborhoods

Meyerland has less property crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
MeyerlandC446C-65,800
Westbury 1 mileC-377D-5,230
Brays Oaks 2 milesD+297F10,800
Fondren Gardens 3 milesC-354D-3,300
West University 5 milesB673A-36,500
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area 3 milesC423D+4,960
Central Southwest 4 milesC+521D+34,300
South Main 4 milesC+468C-8,310
Fort Bend Houston 5 milesC-357D+21,900
Westchase 5 milesD+304D+70,900
Galleria-Uptown 5 milesC+495B-77,600

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Meyerland. 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, Meyerland has more property crime than 73% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
MeyerlandC446C-65,800
Rancho Penasquitos, San Diego, CAA852A66,400
Far North Dallas-Keller, Keller, TXA-819A67,700
Southeast Arlington, Arlington, TXB+765B+63,300
Centennial Hills, Las Vegas, NVB+712A-63,300
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Millcreek, Salt Lake City, UTC+525B+68,500
West, Fresno, CAC+468B-63,200
South East, Fort Worth, TXC386F65,100
Cedar Crest, Dallas, TXC-351F68,300
Greater Hilltop, Columbus, OHC-323D66,000
McLane, Fresno, CAD+287C66,100

Jobs, empty homes and walkability in Meyerland

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Meyerland apart: it has 19 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.19 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 71% 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.8.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 71% 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. 62% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (28 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% 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.6.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 64% 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 Meyerland

Property crime costs Meyerland about $17 million a year, or $253 per resident and about $655 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
  • The Houston Police Department publishes its own crime data

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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