Walker Mill, District Heights, MD Property Crime Rates and Maps
Walker Mill is a neighborhood of 11,000 residents in District Heights · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Walker Mill?
Walker Mill grades D- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 90% of Americans live. Theft makes up 29% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades F. District Heights as a whole grades F for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 118 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
10% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Walker Mill as a whole, and 90% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Walker Mill scores 118.
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 Walker Mill, District Heights, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Walker Mill in District Heights, 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 Walker Mill
Burglary is a strength. Walker Mill grades D- for property crime, but burglary grades A-.
Car thefts run high. Walker Mill has car thefts at more than triple the US rate: 13.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Walker Mill
High property crime is widespread across Walker Mill: 74% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Walker Mill run from C+ to F.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in Walker Mill
CrimeGrade™ estimates Walker Mill has about 47 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about double the rate for the US as a whole and close to District Heights 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.
Vandalism is the most common property crime in Walker Mill, about 37% of the total, followed by vehicle theft and theft.
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.
Property crime in Walker Mill and nearby neighborhoods
Walker Mill has less property crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Greater Landover and Woodlawn Hayattsville have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Walker Mill. 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, Walker Mill has more property crime than 85% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Walker Mill apart: it has 10 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. 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.10 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 90% 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. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (15 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.4.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 81% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Walker Mill: D (17 of 100).32 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 79% 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 Walker Mill
Property crime costs Walker Mill about $4.7 million a year, or $427 per resident and about $954 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
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.
