Woodlawn is an unincorporated community of 41,200 in Baltimore County, about 7 miles west of downtown Baltimore · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Woodlawn?
Woodlawn grades C- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Theft makes up 53% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades D.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 338 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
15% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Woodlawn as a whole, and 85% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Woodlawn scores 338.
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 Woodlawn, MD at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Woodlawn, 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 Woodlawn
Car thefts run high in Edmondson Heights. In this part of southeast Woodlawn, they run at about triple the rate in the rest of Woodlawn.
Thefts and acts of vandalism both run high. In Woodlawn, each runs at more than double the US rate: 28.8 thefts and 14.9 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 and 5.5 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Woodlawn
Property crime varies widely across Woodlawn: 25% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 72% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Woodlawn run from B+ to F.
25%72%
A or B 25%C 3%D or F 72%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Parkview Trail, westThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Woodlawn.B-586
2Westerlee & Ellicott Mills, southwestCar thefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Woodlawn.B-552
3Chadwick Manor, northwestClose to the rest of Woodlawn on most crimes.C402
4Howard Park, northeastCar thefts run about 30% higher here than in the rest of Woodlawn.D+254
5Westview Park, southThefts run about 60% higher here than in the rest of Woodlawn.F58
6Colonial Park, eastThefts run at more than double the rate in the rest of Woodlawn.F0
7Edmondson Heights, southeastThefts run at about triple the rate in the rest of Woodlawn.F0
Neighborhood areas of Woodlawn, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Property crime rates and types in Woodlawn
CrimeGrade™ estimates Woodlawn has about 54 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, more than double the rate for the US as a whole and about double the rate for Maryland.
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 Woodlawn, about 53% 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 Woodlawn and nearby cities
Woodlawn has more property crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities. Ellicott City and Pikesville have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Woodlawn. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Woodlawn has more property crime than 98% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Woodlawn apart: it has 12 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby, and 3.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft than places with only one of them, and it runs high here.
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Woodlawn: D+ (22 of 100).12 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 87% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 80% of US city residents
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. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (16 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 56% of US city residents
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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.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.60 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 76% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.30% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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 Woodlawn
Property crime costs Woodlawn about $17 million a year, or $402 per resident and about $1,091 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 the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$780,000
$19
Theft
$6.1 million
$148
Vehicle theft
$5.1 million
$124
Arson
$230,000
$6
Vandalism
$4.3 million
$105
Total
$17 million
$402
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.
