The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC: Crime Maps and Statistics

A-

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A+
Property Crime Grade	A-
Other Crime Grade	B-

Which crimes are included?

$3.02 million

Cost of Crime™ for Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC

In 2025, crime will cost $913 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Wessex Square with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC Safe?

The A- overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US neighborhood, where Wessex Square's combined rate is lower than the norm. Wessex Square sits in the 83rd percentile, ahead of 83% of neighborhoods and behind 17%. The grade covers only Wessex Square's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby neighborhoods.

The overall crime rate in Wessex Square is 22.43 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the northwest part of the neighborhood the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 34 in the northeast areas to 1 in 72 in the northwest.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the southeast parts of Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC report the most crime, about 71 cases per year. The northwest part reports the fewest, around 4 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Wessex Square for 2025 is $3,024,796, about $359 per resident and $913 per household. That equals 0.4% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 54.6%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 33.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 12.0%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Wessex Square Compared to Other Neighborhoods?

Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC:	$359
Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC:	$1113
Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC:	$411
North Carolina:	$538
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Wessex Square is $359 per year, which is $106 less than the national average and $179 less than Charlotte's city average. The comparison below uses neighborhoods similar to Wessex Square:

In Hidden Valley, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $1,113 per person, which is $754 more than in Wessex Square.
In Provincetowne, Charlotte, NC, crime costs $411 per person, which is $53 more than in Wessex Square

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Wessex Square for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Wessex Square	Cost per Wessex Square Resident
Murder	$981,390	$116
Rape/Sexual Assault	$282,851	$34
Robbery	$82,821	$10
Assault	$180,337	$21
Kidnapping	$181,754	$22
Vehicle Theft	$345,712	$41
Burglary	$87,981	$10
Theft	$387,752	$46
Arson	$22,001	$3
Vandalism	$112,047	$13
Animal Cruelty	$3,288	$0
Drug Crimes	$342,430	$41
Identity Theft	$14,431	$2
Total Cost of Crime	$3,024,796	$359

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Wessex Square totals $7,937,728 ($941 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $10,962,524 ($1,300 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The southeast part of the neighborhood holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas do the same, and of Wessex Square's 8,434 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Wessex Square Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Wessex Square residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.7445
Robbery	0.3122
Rape	0.5531
Murder	0.0619
Total Violent Crime	1.672 (A+)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	8.877
Vehicle Theft	2.647
Burglary	1.150
Arson	0.1080
Total Property Crime	12.78 (A-)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.3554
Drug Crimes	5.489
Vandalism	1.860
Identity Theft	0.2211
Animal Cruelty	0.0527
Total "Other" Rate	7.978 (B-)

Individual Wessex Square Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of crime in Wessex Square is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Wessex Square.

Nearby Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Olde Providence South, Charlotte, NC	A	A+	A
Rain Tree, Charlotte, NC	C	A-	C
Oxford Hunt, Charlotte, NC	A-	A+	A
Olde Providence North, Charlotte, NC	B+	A-	A-
Sharon Woods, Charlotte, NC	B+	A+	B+
Hembstead, Charlotte, NC	A	A+	A+
Sardis Forest, Charlotte, NC	A-	A+	A
Carmel, Charlotte, NC	C+	B+	C
Lansdowne, Charlotte, NC	B-	A	B
Beverly Woods, Charlotte, NC	C	A	C-

Crime Maps and Rates for Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Wessex Square is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in neighborhoods with comparable overall population in the neighborhood‘s boundaries.

Similar Neighborhood	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Boulevard Heights, St. Louis, MO	D+	C-	C-
Sunbow, Chula Vista, CA	A+	A-	A-
Jewell Heights-Hoffman Heights, Aurora, CO	D	D	D
Holly, Everett, WA	D-	B-	B-
Prides Crossing, Aurora, CO	C	B+	B+
Naples-Marina Area, Long Beach, CA	B-	C+	C+
North Oakland, Pittsburgh, PA	B+	B-	B-
Northeast Durham, Durham, NC	D-	D+	D+
Northland Lyceum, Rochester, NY	B-	D-	D-
Northwest Los Angeles Heights, San Antonio, TX	D	C-	C-

Considering only the crime rate, Wessex Square is safer than the North Carolina state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Wessex Square, Charlotte, NC average SchoolGrade of A+, with 74% actual proficiency versus 69% projected; overall, schools greatly exceed expectations. See Wessex Square schools on SchoolGrade

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