The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in College Station, TX
College Station is a city of 138,600 in Brazos County and the main city of the College Station metro area, home to 278,300 · Updated November 2026
Is College Station, TX safe?
Yes, crime in College Station is low, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of A. Because most US neighborhoods are safe as well, College Station sits near the middle: safer than the neighborhoods where 59% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within College Station run from A+ to B-, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 873 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than College Station as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. College Station scores 873.
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 College Station, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in College Station, 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 College Station
Reported rape is the exception. College Station grades A for violent crime, but reported rape grades B-, worse than in the neighborhoods where 83% of Americans live.
One part of College Station stands out for vehicle theft. Car thefts in Wolf Pen Creek District, in north College Station, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Aggravated assault runs low. College Station has 0.97 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, less than half the US rate of 2.6.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in College Station
Every part of College Station where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across College Station run from A+ to B-; 61% 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.
1Crescent Pointe, northeastThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of College Station.A+934
3Northgate & Boyett, northwestCar thefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A853
4Southwood Valley, centralCar thefts run about 90% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A-811
5Wolf Pen Creek District, northThefts run about 50% higher here than in the rest of College Station.A-806
Neighborhood areas of College Station, 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 College Station?
Reported crime in College Station has fallen since 2019: violent crime is down 24% and property crime down 42%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 2.2 to 1.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 19 to 11 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 19%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
College StationUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves College Station. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, College Station
Violent, US
Property, College Station
Property, US
2016
-0%
+4%
+10%
+15%
2017
-8%
+4%
+7%
+12%
2018
-8%
+0%
+11%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
+4%
+3%
-8%
2021
-8%
+6%
-5%
-10%
2022
-7%
+5%
+1%
-6%
2023
-25%
+2%
-28%
-7%
2024
-24%
-4%
-42%
-15%
Crime rates and types in College Station
CrimeGrade™ estimates College Station has about 21 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 45% less than the US as a whole and 51% less 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 makes up about 40% of crime reported in College Station. 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.
Where and when crime happens in College Station
College Station has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In College Station, 75% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often at homes: 51% of them, against 34% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (75%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (43%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (51%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Homes (26%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (55%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How College Station compares with nearby cities
College Station has more crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Keith and Snook have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from College Station. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, College Station is safer than 82% of them.
Transit, empty homes and walkability in College Station
One thing sets College Station apart: it has 33% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more robbery and car theft, yet robbery runs lower here than that would suggest.
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 College Station: 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.9.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 81% 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. 79% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 52% 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.33% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 72% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.52 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 65% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 60% 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 College Station
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs College Station about $682 a year per household, 43% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $33 million a year.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost rises to about $107 million a year, or $770 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$5.4 million
$39
Rape
$4.9 million
$35
Robbery
$510,000
$4
Assault
$9.5 million
$68
Burglary
$2.0 million
$14
Theft
$5.8 million
$42
Vehicle theft
$2.1 million
$15
Arson
$110,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.5 million
$18
Total
$33 million
$236
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 College Station 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 College Station, TX average a SchoolGrade of B+: 51% of students test proficient, against 40% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in College Station on SchoolGrade
