The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Clemmons, NC
Clemmons is a village of 36,000 in Forsyth County, about 9 miles southwest of downtown Winston-Salem · Updated November 2026
Is Clemmons, NC safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Clemmons is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Clemmons sits near the middle: 44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Clemmons run from A+ to B-, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 807 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
44% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Clemmons as a whole, and 56% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Clemmons scores 807.
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 Clemmons, NC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Clemmons, 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 Clemmons
Simple assault stands out among A-graded cities. For the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 6.0 simple assaults a year per 1,000 residents; Clemmons has 22.7.
Car thefts happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Clemmons, 70% of reported car thefts happen at homes, against 33% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Clemmons
Every part of Clemmons where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Clemmons run from A+ to B-; 46% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Clemmons, the southeast side has the least crime and the center the most.
Crime rates and types in Clemmons
CrimeGrade™ estimates Clemmons has about 40 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 7% more than the US as a whole and close to North Carolina.
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 Clemmons is assault, about 62% 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 Clemmons
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office polices Clemmons, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.
In Clemmons, 76% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 56% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (76%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (70%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (56%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Homes (58%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (52%)
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 Clemmons compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Clemmons, 6 have less crime. Midway and Welcome have the least.
Walkability, night lighting and density in Clemmons
Two things set Clemmons apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (5 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 3% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, yet assault runs higher here than that would suggest.
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. 96% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (5 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 91% of US city residents
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.60% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 83% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.3% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 80% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.25 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 78% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.8.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 66% 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.4.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 65% 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 Clemmons
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Clemmons about $978 a year per household, 19% 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 $35 million a year, or $977 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$1.7 million
$47
Rape
$460,000
$13
Robbery
$180,000
$5
Assault
$7.9 million
$220
Burglary
$560,000
$16
Theft
$1.7 million
$46
Vehicle theft
$300,000
$8
Arson
$62,000
$2
Vandalism
$910,000
$25
Total
$14 million
$382
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 Clemmons 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 Clemmons, NC average a SchoolGrade of A-: 62% of students test proficient, against 53% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Clemmons on SchoolGrade
