Bee Cave is a city of 8,250 in Travis County, about 13 miles west of downtown Austin · Updated November 2026
Is Bee Cave, TX safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Bee Cave: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 69% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A-. Every neighborhood in Bee Cave grades A.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 907 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
69% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Bee Cave as a whole, and 31% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Bee Cave scores 907.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Bee Cave, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Bee Cave, 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 in Bee Cave
Thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Bee Cave, 73% of reported thefts from cars happen in parking lots and garages, against 31% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Bee Cave
CrimeGrade™ estimates Bee Cave has about 39 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and close to Texas.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Bee Cave is theft, about 59% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
Where and when crime happens in Bee Cave
Bee Cave has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Bee Cave, 27% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (54%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (73%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Parking lots and garages (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Bee Cave compares with nearby cities
Bee Cave has more crime than 5 of its 8 nearest cities. Dripping Springs and Lago Vista have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Bee Cave apart: it has 39.1 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 124 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.39.1 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.124 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% 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 and assault. 83% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 51% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Bee Cave: F (0 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
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 76% 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 crime costs Bee Cave
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Bee Cave about $704 a year per household, 42% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $5.4 million a year, or $653 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$81,000
$10
Rape
$120,000
$15
Robbery
$29,000
$4
Assault
$670,000
$82
Burglary
$170,000
$21
Theft
$980,000
$118
Vehicle theft
$230,000
$28
Arson
$5,400
$1
Vandalism
$290,000
$35
Total
$2.6 million
$312
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Bee Cave means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Bee Cave is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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.
Schools in Bee Cave, TX average a SchoolGrade of A+: 74% of students test proficient, against 66% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Bee Cave on SchoolGrade
