The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Round Rock, TX
Round Rock is a city of 162,900 in Williamson County, about 19 miles north of downtown Austin · Updated November 2026
Is Round Rock, TX safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Round Rock is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Round Rock sits near the middle: 51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades A and property crime A-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Round Rock run from A+ to B, so check the map or the safest and least safe neighborhoods below.
A-
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 844 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
51% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Round Rock as a whole, and 49% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Round Rock scores 844.
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 Round Rock, TX at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Round Rock, 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 Round Rock
Burglaries run high in Round Rock East. In this part of south Round Rock, they run at more than double the rate in the rest of Round Rock.
Robbery runs low. Round Rock has 0.15 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, a small fraction of the US rate of 0.62.
Car thefts happen in parking lots and garages far more often than nationally. In Round Rock, 46% of reported car thefts happen in parking lots and garages, against 23% nationally.
The safest and most dangerous neighborhoods in Round Rock
Every part of Round Rock where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Round Rock 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.
1Mayfield Ranch, northwestCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Round Rock.A914
2Paloma Lake, northeastCar thefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Round Rock.A896
3Crossley Crossing, southeastBurglaries run about 30% lower here than in the rest of Round Rock.A860
4Round Rock East, southCar thefts run about 80% higher here than in the rest of Round Rock.B+764
Neighborhood areas of Round Rock, 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 Round Rock?
Reported violent crime in Round Rock peaked in 2022 and has fallen 26% since, back near its 2019 level. Property crime is up 15% from 2019. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 1.2 to 1.3 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 17 to 19 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 10%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Round RockUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Round Rock. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Round Rock
Violent, US
Property, Round Rock
Property, US
2016
+16%
+4%
+31%
+15%
2017
+11%
+4%
+30%
+12%
2018
-3%
+0%
+15%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
+25%
+4%
+14%
-8%
2021
+31%
+6%
+19%
-10%
2022
+42%
+5%
+39%
-6%
2023
+10%
+2%
+28%
-7%
2024
+5%
-4%
+15%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Round Rock
CrimeGrade™ estimates Round Rock has about 32 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% less than the US as a whole and 25% 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 46% of crime reported in Round Rock. 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 Round Rock
Round Rock has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Round Rock, 40% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often in parking lots and garages: 52% of them, against 31% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (40%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Parking lots and garages (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Parking lots and garages (52%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (32%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (34%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (49%)
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 Round Rock compares with nearby cities
Round Rock has more crime than 5 of its 9 nearest cities. New Sweden and Brushy Creek have the least crime nearby.
Two things set Round Rock apart: it has 3.6% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (12 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.6% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 79% 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. 92% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.55 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 69% of US city residents
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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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 65% of US city residents
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 Round Rock: F (3 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 56% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.10.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 53% 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 Round Rock
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Round Rock about $804 a year per household, 33% less than the US figure of $1,205. The total is about $45 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 $103 million a year, or $634 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$4.2 million
$26
Rape
$2.8 million
$17
Robbery
$760,000
$5
Assault
$15 million
$94
Burglary
$2.5 million
$15
Theft
$12 million
$74
Vehicle theft
$3.4 million
$21
Arson
$100,000
$1
Vandalism
$3.8 million
$23
Total
$45 million
$276
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 Round Rock 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 Round Rock, TX average a SchoolGrade of B+: 52% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Round Rock on SchoolGrade
