Oakhurst, Decatur, GA Property Crime Rates and Maps

Oakhurst is a neighborhood of 5,500 residents in Decatur, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Oakhurst?

Property crime is high in Oakhurst: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 71% of Americans live. Theft makes up 71% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades B+, and vehicle theft grades B. Decatur as a whole grades C- for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 635 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Oakhurst as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Oakhurst scores 635.

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 796 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
A
Violent crimeSafety score 889 of 1,000About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Property crime map of Oakhurst

Map of Oakhurst 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 Oakhurst, Decatur, GA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Oakhurst in Decatur, 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 Oakhurst

Burglaries happen at stores and businesses far more often than nationally. In Decatur as a whole, 53% of reported burglaries happen at stores and businesses, against 28% nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Oakhurst

CrimeGrade™ estimates Oakhurst has about 22 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and 56% less than Decatur 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 Oakhurst, about 71% of the total, followed by burglary and vandalism.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryB+142.52.4
TheftC-8615.613.1
Vehicle theftB81.52.7
ArsonA+under 10.020.12
VandalismA132.35.5

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 Decatur

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

Car thefts happen most often in parking lots and garages: 43% of them, against 23% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryStores and businesses (53%)Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theftParking lots and garages (43%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsParking lots and garages (43%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismHomes (37%)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 Oakhurst and nearby neighborhoods

Oakhurst has less property crime than 9 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Winnona Park has less.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
OakhurstB635A-5,500
Winnona Park 1 mileB688A-3,570
Edgewood-Kirkwood 1 mileC-341C-19,900
Candler Park 2 milesB-570B+8,280
Highlands Park 13 milesA877A2,830
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Atlanta-Inman Park 3 milesC409B-5,670
Poncey-Highland 3 milesC-362B-2,940
Ormewood Park-East Atlanta 3 milesC+528C12,600
Virginia-Highland 3 milesB-582B+14,900
Cabbage Town 4 milesC+462C+9,140
Old Fourth Ward 4 milesC461C-16,200
Sweet Auburn 4 milesC-340D+7,390

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Oakhurst. 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, Oakhurst is safer than 56% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
OakhurstB635A-5,500
Savannah, Sunrise, FLA886A5,490
Harding, Roseville, CAA-833A5,510
Houston Farms, Houston, TXA-771B+5,510
Terra Nova, Chula Vista, CAB675A-5,490
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Emerald Hills, San Diego, CAB617B-5,500
Hagginwood, Sacramento, CAC+467D5,510
Parkway and Cherry Point, Lubbock, TXC455D5,510
Kendrick Lake, Lakewood, COD+295B-5,500
Palo Verde, Tucson, AZD+270D+5,510
North Country Meadows, Oildale, CAD+261C-5,520

Parking lots, density and walkability in Oakhurst

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Oakhurst apart: it has 0.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.

Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.17% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 83% 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.C+ (44 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 59% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.9.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher 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 Oakhurst

Property crime costs Oakhurst about $780,000 a year, or $142 per resident and about $420 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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