West University Austin, Austin, TX Property Crime Rates and Maps

C+

Violent Crime Grade	B-
Property Crime Grade	B+
Other Crime Grade	D+

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$1.39 million

Cost of Crime™ for West University Austin, Austin, TX

In 2025, property crime will cost $285 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West University Austin with the least property crime and red marks the most, weighted by the type and severity of each offense. Property crime is the most common category of crime, so these maps track closely with where stores, parking, and daytime foot traffic sit. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains why busy commercial blocks can look worse than the neighborhoods around them.

The B+ grade reflects how often theft, burglary, vehicle theft, and arson happen in West University Austin against the average US neighborhood, where the rate is slightly lower than the norm. West University Austin sits in the 70th percentile for property-crime safety, ahead of 70% of neighborhoods and behind 30%. The grade covers only West University Austin's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The property crime rate in West University Austin is 16.74 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally point to the southeast part of the neighborhood as the safest for their belongings. Your odds of a property-crime loss range from 1 in 31 in the northwest areas to 1 in 88 in the southeast.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the central parts of West University Austin, Austin, TX report the most property crime, about 68 cases per year. The north part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West University Austin, Austin, TX

Property crime in West University Austin is projected to cost $1,393,407 in 2025, about $121 per resident and $285 per household. That equals 0.7% of the median household income. All of it is measurable loss: replaced vehicles, repaired break-ins, stolen goods, and the policing and courts that respond. Because property crime leaves a repair bill rather than a lasting injury, these tangible costs make up its full economic toll. They split into:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 64.9%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.3%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 5.9%

How Much Does Property Crime Cost in West University Austin Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

West University Austin, Austin, TX:	$121
Far North Dallas-Richardson, R:	$906
Far North Dallas-Justin, Justi:	$50
Texas:	$164
USA:	$136

Property crime costs $121 per resident each year in West University Austin, which is $15 less than the national average and $43 less than Austin's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to West University Austin:

In Far North Dallas-Richardson, R, crime costs $906 per person, which is $785 more than in West University Austin.
In Far North Dallas-Justin, Justi, crime costs $50 per person, which is $71 less than in West University Austin

2025 Projected Property Crime Cost by Type

The table below breaks the property-crime total into its four offenses for West University Austin, with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West University Austin	Cost per West University Austin Resident
Vehicle Theft	$425,046	$37
Burglary	$227,623	$20
Theft	$722,821	$63
Arson	$17,918	$2
Total Cost of Property Crime	$1,393,407	$121

How the Property Crime Cost Is Estimated

Property crime carries no pain-and-suffering figure in this model. Its cost is the replacement and repair value of what was taken or damaged, plus the policing, courts, and lost offender productivity that follow. Stolen and damaged property has a market price, which is why this total is easier to pin down than the human cost of violent crime in West University Austin, Austin, TX. All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Property Crime Maps

Property crime rates are measured per resident, so places where shoppers and commuters outnumber residents read high. Stores are where shoplifting, theft, and vehicle break-ins happen, yet almost nobody lives there, so the per-capita rate climbs. How strongly this shows on the map depends on retail density; the southeast part of the neighborhood has more retail establishments. A red commercial strip does not mean the homes nearby are unsafe.

Parking lots and transit stops follow the same pattern: heavy daytime traffic, few residents, so per-capita property crime reads high. To judge a residential block, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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West University Austin Property Crime Breakdown

The table below shows which non-violent crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grade above. All property crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 West University Austin residents in a standard year.

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	12.12
Vehicle Theft	2.383
Burglary	2.179
Arson	0.0644
Total Property Crime	16.74 (B+)

Individual West University Austin Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of property crime in West University Austin is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to West University Austin.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
University Of Texas, Austin, TX	B+	A+	A-
North University, Austin, TX	B	B+	A-
Windsor Road, Austin, TX	B	A-	B+
Clarksville, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C
Hancock, Austin, TX	D+	C	D+
Downtown Austin, Austin, TX	D-	D-	D
Hyde Park, Austin, TX	C+	C+	B-
Upper Boggy Creek, Austin, TX	C+	C+	B-
Tarrytown, Austin, TX	B+	B+	A-
Central East Austin, Austin, TX	C-	C-	C+

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

West University Austin is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for property crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Surprise Farms, Surprise, AZ	A+	A+	A+
Bay View, Norfolk, VA	A	A-	A-
Buckman, Portland, OR	F	D-	D-
College Point, Queens, NY	A	A-	A-
Contempo, Union City, CA	A-	A-	A-
Fairlington-Shirlington, Arlington, VA	A-	A	A
Harvey Park, Denver, CO	D+	D+	D+
Lauderdale Lakes West Gate, Lauderdale Lakes, FL	A-	C	C
Lower Northwood, Baltimore, MD	C	D	D
Adams Park, Atlanta, GA	D+	D+	D+

Considering only the property crime rate, West University Austin is safer than the Texas state average and as safe as the national average.

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