The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wallingford Center, CT
Wallingford Center is an unincorporated community of 18,200 in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, about 11 miles northeast of downtown New Haven · Updated November 2026
Is Wallingford Center, CT safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Wallingford Center: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 85% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 950 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
85% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Wallingford Center as a whole, and 15% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Wallingford Center scores 950.
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 Wallingford Center, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Wallingford Center, 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 Wallingford Center
Simple assaults and acts of vandalism both run low. In Wallingford Center, each runs at a small fraction of the US rate: 1.3 simple assaults and 1.2 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 9.7 and 5.5 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Wallingford Center
Every part of Wallingford Center where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Wallingford Center run from A+ to A; every part of Wallingford Center 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.
Within Wallingford Center, the southeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Crime rates and types in Wallingford Center
CrimeGrade™ estimates Wallingford Center has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 71% less than the US as a whole and 61% less than Connecticut.
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 Wallingford Center, about 67% 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 Wallingford Center compares with nearby cities
Wallingford Center has more crime than 6 of its 9 nearest cities. Durham and North Guilford have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Wallingford Center. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Wallingford Center is safer than 95% of them.
Shops, parking lots and walkability in Wallingford Center
Two things set Wallingford Center apart: it has 20.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 3.5 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.20.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 97% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 91% 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. 67% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (29 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 79% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.65 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 83% of US city residents
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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 79% 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 Wallingford Center: D+ (22 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% 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 Wallingford Center
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Wallingford Center about $238 a year per household, 80% 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 $5.6 million a year, or $308 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$510,000
$28
Rape
$41,000
$2
Robbery
$35,000
$2
Assault
$260,000
$14
Burglary
$47,000
$3
Theft
$660,000
$36
Vehicle theft
$140,000
$7
Arson
$15,000
$1
Vandalism
$150,000
$8
Total
$1.9 million
$102
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 Wallingford Center 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 Wallingford Center, CT average a SchoolGrade of C+: 47% of students test proficient, against 49% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Wallingford Center on SchoolGrade
