Terra Nova is a neighborhood of 5,490 residents in Chula Vista, about 2 miles east of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Terra Nova in Chula Vista safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A- means crime in Terra Nova is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Terra Nova sits near the middle: 47% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 53% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against B. Chula Vista as a whole grades B+. Every neighborhood in Terra Nova grades A-.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 820 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
47% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Terra Nova as a whole, and 53% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Terra Nova scores 820.
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 Terra Nova, Chula Vista, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Terra Nova in Chula Vista, 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 Terra Nova
Car thefts run above the US rate. Terra Nova has less crime than the US as a whole, 51% below the US rate, but more car thefts: 3.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Theft is a strength. Terra Nova grades B for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live.
Crime rates and types in Terra Nova
CrimeGrade™ estimates Terra Nova has about 18 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 51% less than the US as a whole and 23% less than Chula Vista 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 makes up about 34% of crime reported in Terra Nova. Vehicle theft 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 Chula Vista
The Chula Vista Police Department polices Terra Nova; these figures cover Chula Vista as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Chula Vista as a whole, 35% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Thefts from cars happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 39% of them, against 18% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Stores and businesses (44%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (46%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (39%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (28%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (49%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (40%)
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 Terra Nova compares with nearby neighborhoods
Terra Nova has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Transit, empty homes and walkability in Terra Nova
Two things set Terra Nova apart: it has 3.0% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D (13 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here vandalism sits near the national middle.
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 Terra Nova: D (16 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 95% 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.3.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 88% 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. 99% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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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.26% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 74% 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 Terra Nova
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Terra Nova about $650 a year per household, 46% 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 $2.9 million a year, or $525 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 Terra Nova 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 Terra Nova, Chula Vista, CA average a SchoolGrade of B+: 41% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Terra Nova on SchoolGrade
