Pleasant Valley is a neighborhood of 4,150 residents in Walnut Creek, about 2 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Pleasant Valley in Walnut Creek safe?
Crime in Pleasant Valley is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Pleasant Valley. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A- against B-. Walnut Creek as a whole grades A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A- to B; see the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 734 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Pleasant Valley as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Pleasant Valley scores 734.
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 Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Pleasant Valley in Walnut Creek, 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 Pleasant Valley
Thefts run high. Pleasant Valley has thefts at about triple the US rate: 40.6 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Pleasant Valley
CrimeGrade™ estimates Pleasant Valley has about 69 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 85% more than the US as a whole and 85% more than Walnut Creek as a whole.
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 Pleasant Valley, about 59% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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.
How Pleasant Valley compares with nearby neighborhoods
Pleasant Valley has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Northgate Area and Downtown Lafayette have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Pleasant Valley. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Pleasant Valley is safer than 84% of them.
Jobs, empty homes and walkability in Pleasant Valley
Two things set Pleasant Valley apart: it has 139 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole, and 4.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery, and theft runs high here.
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.139 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 77% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 65% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (29 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 58% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.13.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 Pleasant Valley
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Pleasant Valley about $1,470 a year per household, 22% more 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 $5.7 million a year, or $1,381 per resident.
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 Pleasant Valley 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. Pleasant Valley is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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 Pleasant Valley, Walnut Creek, CA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 44% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Pleasant Valley on SchoolGrade
