The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Holly Springs, NC
Holly Springs is a town of 52,900 in Wake County, about 14 miles southwest of downtown Raleigh · Updated November 2026
Is Holly Springs, NC safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Holly Springs has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 70% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map and the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 910 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
70% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Holly Springs as a whole, and 30% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Holly Springs scores 910.
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 Holly Springs, NC at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Holly Springs, 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 Holly Springs
Car thefts and aggravated assaults both run low. In Holly Springs, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 0.57 car thefts and 0.49 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 2.6 nationally.
Thefts from cars happen at night far more often than nationally. In Holly Springs, 40% of reported thefts from cars happen at night (midnight to 6 am), against 18% nationally.
How neighborhoods in Holly Springs compare
Every part of Holly Springs where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Holly Springs run from A+ to A; every part of Holly Springs has 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.
1Hobby Tract, southwestThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Holly Springs.A+939
2Woodcreek, northeastClose to the rest of Holly Springs on most crimes.A902
3Main Street Square, centralSimple assaults run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Holly Springs.A870
Neighborhood areas of Holly Springs, 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.
Crime rates and types in Holly Springs
CrimeGrade™ estimates Holly Springs has about 17 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 56% less than the US as a whole and 59% less than 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 Holly Springs is assault, about 41% 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 Holly Springs
Holly Springs has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Holly Springs, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Theft from cars
Homes (39%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Other places (38%)
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 Holly Springs compares with nearby cities
Of the 7 cities closest to Holly Springs, 4 have less crime. New Hill and Willow Spring have the least.
Two things set Holly Springs apart: it has a Walk Grade of D- (8 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 6.6 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and theft runs low here.
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 Holly Springs: F (3 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% 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. 95% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 84% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 83% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.26 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 77% 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.4.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% 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.7% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 69% 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 Holly Springs
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Holly Springs about $503 a year per household, 58% 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 $19 million a year, or $367 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$980,000
$19
Rape
$420,000
$8
Robbery
$110,000
$2
Assault
$3.1 million
$59
Burglary
$430,000
$8
Theft
$1.6 million
$30
Vehicle theft
$460,000
$9
Arson
$35,000
$1
Vandalism
$840,000
$16
Total
$8.0 million
$151
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 Holly Springs 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. Holly Springs is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Holly Springs, NC average a SchoolGrade of A+: 71% of students test proficient, against 63% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Holly Springs on SchoolGrade
