West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH Property Crime Rates and Maps
West Columbus Interim is a neighborhood of 56,500 residents in Hilliard · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in West Columbus Interim?
Property crime in West Columbus Interim sits near the national middle: an A-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 57% of Americans live. Theft makes up 50% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A-. Hilliard as a whole grades A- for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 778 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
43% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West Columbus Interim as a whole, and 57% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Columbus Interim scores 778.
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 West Columbus Interim, Hilliard, OH at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Columbus Interim in Hilliard, 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 West Columbus Interim
Vandalism stands out among neighborhoods graded A for property crime. For the typical resident of a US neighborhood graded A for property crime, the figure is 2.8 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents; West Columbus Interim has 6.0.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in West Columbus Interim
Low property crime is the norm across West Columbus Interim: 95% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across West Columbus Interim run from A+ to C.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in West Columbus Interim
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Columbus Interim has about 20 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% less than the US as a whole and 28% more than Hilliard 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 West Columbus Interim, about 50% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle 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 West Columbus Interim and nearby neighborhoods
West Columbus Interim has less property crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Tuttle West and Scioto Trace have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Columbus Interim. 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, West Columbus Interim is safer than 84% of them.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in West Columbus Interim
West Columbus Interim looks like a typical neighborhood on the traits that tend to go with property crime.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 90% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 85% 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. 82% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 80% 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 West Columbus Interim: D (17 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 84% 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 West Columbus Interim
Property crime costs West Columbus Interim about $8.3 million a year, or $147 per resident and about $368 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.