The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Campbell, CA
Campbell is a city of 51,800 in Santa Clara County, about 5 miles southwest of downtown San Jose · Updated November 2026
Is Campbell, CA safe?
Crime in Campbell is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Campbell. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against C+. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Campbell run from A to C-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 687 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
30% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Campbell as a whole, and 70% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Campbell scores 687.
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 Campbell, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Campbell, 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 Campbell
Robberies run high for a B-graded city. Campbell has 1.5 robberies a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 0.63.
Burglaries run high. Campbell has burglaries at about double the US rate: 4.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.4 nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Campbell
Most of Campbell grades well: 83% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Campbell run from A to C-; 3% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
83%17%
A or B 83%C 17%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1West San Jose, westSimple assaults run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Campbell.B+727
2Willow Glen, northeastBurglaries run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Campbell.B632
3Cambrian Park, southeastCar thefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of Campbell.B-596
Neighborhood areas of Campbell, ranked by overall 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.
Is crime going up in Campbell?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Campbell is up 99% and property crime is down 11%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.1 to 4.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 32 to 28 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 17%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
CampbellUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Campbell. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Campbell
Violent, US
Property, Campbell
Property, US
2016
+21%
+4%
-4%
+15%
2017
+14%
+4%
-1%
+12%
2018
+34%
+0%
+2%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+21%
+4%
-1%
-8%
2021
+62%
+6%
-2%
-10%
2022
+68%
+5%
-4%
-6%
2023
+93%
+2%
-10%
-7%
2024
+126%
-4%
-11%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Campbell
CrimeGrade™ estimates Campbell has about 44 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 19% more than the US as a whole and close to California.
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.
Theft makes up about 39% of crime reported in Campbell. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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.
How Campbell compares with nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Campbell, 8 have less crime. Saratoga and Los Altos have the least.
Night lighting, walkability and parking lots in Campbell
Two things set Campbell apart: it has a Walk Grade of C (38 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 0.7 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Very walkable places tend to report more theft and assault, and they run high here.
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% 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.C (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 87% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.7 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 84% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.47% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 82% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.13.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 78% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.61 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher 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 Campbell
Crime costs Campbell about $1,178 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about the same as 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 $57 million a year, or $1,109 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.2 million
$24
Rape
$1.4 million
$26
Robbery
$2.4 million
$46
Assault
$6.4 million
$123
Burglary
$2.0 million
$38
Theft
$4.6 million
$89
Vehicle theft
$3.3 million
$65
Arson
$970,000
$19
Vandalism
$2.1 million
$40
Total
$24 million
$471
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 Campbell 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.
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 Campbell, CA average a SchoolGrade of A: 58% of students test proficient, against 56% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Campbell on SchoolGrade
