Wheeling, WV Robbery Rates and Robbery Maps

Crime Grade's robbery map shows the safest places in Wheeling in green. The most dangerous areas in Wheeling are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Wheeling, WV Safe from Robbery?

The A+ grade means the rate of robbery is much lower than the average US city. Wheeling is in the 96th percentile for safety, meaning 4% of cities are safer and 96% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Wheeling's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of robbery in Wheeling is 0.1166 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Wheeling generally consider the east part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of robbery in Wheeling may be as high as 1 in 4,056 in the west neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 15,103 in the east part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more robbery occurs in the north parts of Wheeling, WV: about 1 per year. The south part of Wheeling has fewer cases of robbery with only 0 in a typical year.

How Wheeling's Robbery Rate Compares

The chart below compares the robbery rate in Wheeling to the West Virginia state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the robbery rate, Wheeling is less safe than the West Virginia state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Robbery in Wheeling, WV

Robbery is projected to cost the residents of Wheeling about $132,699 in 2025, or roughly $4 per resident. This is part of Wheeling's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Wheeling, including every crime type and how Wheeling compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Robbery Map

Remember that robbery rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Wheeling's crime maps on the Wheeling overall crime page.

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Individual Wheeling Crime Maps & Stats

Robbery Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of robbery in Wheeling is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Wheeling.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Bethlehem, WV	B-	A-	A	A+
Martins Ferry, OH	D-	D-	D	C
Riverview, OH	B-	A	C	A-
Brookside, OH	D+	D	C	C+
Triadelphia, WV	B+	A-	B+	A+
Benwood, WV	C-	D	C+	A+
Bridgeport, OH	D+	D+	C-	C
Clearview, WV	A	A	A+	A+
Lansing, OH	C	B-	C	C
Bellaire, OH	D+	C	D+	C-

Robbery in City with Similar Populations

Wheeling is lower versus other cities of the same size for robbery. The table below compares robbery in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Robbery Crime Grade
Burien, WA	F	D	D	F
Cabo Rojo, PR	F	F	F	D-
Calumet City, IL	D	D	D	F
Clemmons, NC	C	B-	B-	B-
Mundelein, IL	B-	A-	A-	D+
Patillas, PR	D-	D-	D-	D-
Parkland, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Paragould, AR	D+	D	D	A-
Palmetto, FL	A+	B+	B+	B+
Oxford, MS	A-	A+	A+	A+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wheeling, WV average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 37% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Wheeling schools on SchoolGrade

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