The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Brays Oaks, Houston, TX: Crime Maps and Statistics

D+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	D
Property Crime Grade	D
Other Crime Grade	C+

Which crimes are included?

$9.73 million

Cost of Crime™ for Brays Oaks, Houston, TX

In 2025, crime will cost $2,383 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Brays Oaks with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Brays Oaks, Houston, TX Safe?

The D+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Brays Oaks's combined rate is higher than the norm. Brays Oaks sits in the 27th percentile, ahead of 27% of neighborhoods and behind 73%. The grade covers only Brays Oaks's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Brays Oaks is 51.34 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the southwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 11 in the west areas to 1 in 49 in the southwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the northeast parts of Brays Oaks, Houston, TX report the most crime, about 159 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 0 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Brays Oaks, Houston, TX

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Brays Oaks for 2025 is $9,733,573, about $911 per resident and $2,383 per household. That equals 3.3% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 49.8%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 39.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 11.1%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Brays Oaks Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Brays Oaks, Houston, TX:	$911
Downtown Houston, Houston, TX:	$1317
Villages of Westcreek, San Ant:	$194
Texas:	$555
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Brays Oaks is $911 per year, which is $447 more than the national average and $356 more than Houston's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Brays Oaks:

In Downtown Houston, Houston, TX, crime costs $1,317 per person, which is $406 more than in Brays Oaks.
In Villages of Westcreek, San Ant, crime costs $194 per person, which is $717 less than in Brays Oaks

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Brays Oaks for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Brays Oaks	Cost per Brays Oaks Resident
Murder	$3.82 million	$358
Rape/Sexual Assault	$277,857	$26
Robbery	$772,770	$72
Assault	$1.30 million	$122
Kidnapping	$58,603	$5
Vehicle Theft	$937,820	$88
Burglary	$459,138	$43
Theft	$1.33 million	$125
Arson	$34,403	$3
Vandalism	$443,750	$42
Animal Cruelty	$8,336	$1
Drug Crimes	$189,512	$18
Identity Theft	$95,733	$9
Total Cost of Crime	$9,733,573	$911

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Brays Oaks, Houston, TX

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Brays Oaks totals $27,396,532 ($2,565 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $37,130,105 ($3,476 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The east part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Brays Oaks has 2, do the same, and of Brays Oaks's 10,682 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Brays Oaks Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Brays Oaks residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	4.241
Robbery	2.300
Rape	0.4290
Murder	0.1904
Total Violent Crime	7.160 (D)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	24.07
Vehicle Theft	5.670
Burglary	4.739
Arson	0.1334
Total Property Crime	34.61 (D)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0905
Drug Crimes	2.398
Vandalism	5.815
Identity Theft	1.158
Animal Cruelty	0.1055
Total "Other" Rate	9.567 (C+)

Individual Brays Oaks Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Brays Oaks is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Brays Oaks.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Meyerland, Houston, TX	C-	C-	D+
Westbury, Houston, TX	D	F	D+
Fondren Gardens, Houston, TX	D-	F	D-
Sugarland, Houston, TX	C-	D+	C-
Fort Bend Houston, Missouri City, TX	C	C-	C+
Westchase, Houston, TX	D	D	D-
Willow Meadows-Willowbend Area, Houston, TX	D+	D+	D
Central Southwest, Houston, TX	C	C-	C+
South Main, Houston, TX	F	D+	F
Galleria-Uptown, Houston, TX	D-	C	F

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Brays Oaks is higher versus other neighborhoods of the same size for 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
Litte Italy, Niagara Falls, NY	C	D-	D-
Central Davis, Davis, CA	B-	B+	B+
Bay Ho, San Diego, CA	B-	B-	B-
Blue Hills, Hartford, CT	B	B+	B+
Portola Springs, Irvine, CA	A+	A	A
Oakridge, Bakersfield, CA	B-	C-	C-
Conway, Orlando, FL	A+	A	A
Northside, Syracuse, NY	B-	D-	D-
Townsite, Oceanside, CA	C-	D+	D+
Estlake Greens, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A-	A-

Considering only the crime rate, Brays Oaks is less safe than the Texas state average and less safe than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Brays Oaks, Houston, TX average SchoolGrade of D-, with 23% actual proficiency versus 22% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Brays Oaks schools on SchoolGrade

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