The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Cloverleaf, TX
Cloverleaf is an unincorporated community of 30,700 in Harris County, about 12 miles east of downtown Houston · Updated November 2026
Is Cloverleaf, TX safe?
Crime in Cloverleaf is high, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of D+. Most US neighborhoods have far less: 89% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Cloverleaf. Violent crime grades C- and property crime D. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Cloverleaf run from B- to F, so check the map below.
D+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 277 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
11% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Cloverleaf as a whole, and 89% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Cloverleaf scores 277.
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 Cloverleaf, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Cloverleaf, 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 Cloverleaf
Car thefts and robberies both run high. In Cloverleaf, each runs at more than double the US rate: 6.7 car thefts and 1.5 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 0.62 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Cloverleaf
High crime is widespread across Cloverleaf: 58% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 2% in areas graded A or B. Grades across Cloverleaf run from B- to F; every part of Cloverleaf has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 2%C 40%D or F 58%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Cloverleaf, the north side has the least crime and the southwest side the most.
Crime rates and types in Cloverleaf
CrimeGrade™ estimates Cloverleaf has about 50 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 34% more than the US as a whole and 18% more than 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Cloverleaf, about 26% of everything reported.
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 Cloverleaf compares with nearby cities
Cloverleaf has the most crime of its 9 nearest cities.
Parking lots, night lighting and walkability in Cloverleaf
Two things set Cloverleaf apart: it has 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and a Walk Grade of C (32 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Even so, 52% of residents in Cloverleaf live in car-dependent areas, where most errands take a car. Places with little parking-lot space tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 95% 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.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 (32 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 83% 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.45% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 81% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.24 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 80% 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.9.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 79% 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 Cloverleaf
Crime costs Cloverleaf about $2,488 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, about double 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 $83 million a year, or $2,699 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$6.2 million
$203
Rape
$1.2 million
$38
Robbery
$1.4 million
$46
Assault
$5.5 million
$178
Burglary
$970,000
$32
Theft
$2.1 million
$68
Vehicle theft
$3.2 million
$103
Arson
$150,000
$5
Vandalism
$2.3 million
$76
Total
$23 million
$748
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 Cloverleaf 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 Cloverleaf, TX average a SchoolGrade of C+: 44% of students test proficient, against 24% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Cloverleaf on SchoolGrade
