Crime in West Warren, MA

West Warren is a town of 1,390 in Worcester County, about 25 miles west of downtown Worcester · Updated November 2026

Is West Warren, MA safe?

Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and West Warren has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 940 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Warren as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Warren scores 940.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 935 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 947 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of West Warren

Map of West Warren shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 West Warren, MA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Warren, 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


Crime rates and types in West Warren

CrimeGrade™ estimates West Warren has about 14 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 63% less than the US as a whole and 49% less than Massachusetts.

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.

Assault is the most common crime in West Warren, about 40% of everything reported, and it also accounts for the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeAunder 10.360.38
RobberyA+under 10.100.62
AssaultA85.512.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+10.842.4
TheftA+53.813.1
Vehicle theftA+under 10.592.7
ArsonA+under 10.050.12
VandalismA+32.45.5

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 West Warren compares with nearby cities

West Warren has less crime than 5 of its 7 nearest cities; only Brimfield and West Brookfield have less.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
West WarrenA+940A+A+1,390
Warren 2 milesA923AA+2,800
Ware 5 milesA857A-A+9,810
West Brookfield 5 milesA+955A+A+4,580
Springfield 18 milesC393CC144,800
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Brimfield 5 milesA+964A+A+2,990
Palmer Town 5 milesA859A-A12,300
Tennyville 6 milesA919AA+1,510

Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Warren. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, West Warren has more crime than 80% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
West WarrenA+940A+A+1,390
Schenevus, NYA+990A+A+1,390
Knapp, WIA+986A+A+1,390
Welshfield, OHA+986A+A+1,390
Mechanicsville, IAA+984A+A+1,390
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Lake George, COA+979A+A+1,390
Peck, MIA+967A+A+1,390
Dyke, VAA+965A+A+1,390
Cayuga, INA+958A+A+1,390
Orrum, NCA-814A-A1,390
Clermont, INF0FB-1,390

What crime costs West Warren

Crime costs West Warren about $458 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 62% 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 $870,000 a year, or $629 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$24,000$18
Rape$30,000$22
Robbery$4,300$3
Assault$110,000$79
Burglary$10,000$8
Theft$27,000$20
Vehicle theft$13,000$9
Arson$1,800$1
Vandalism$23,000$17
Total$240,000$176

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 West Warren 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. West Warren is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in West Warren

Schools in West Warren, MA average a SchoolGrade of C-: 38% of students test proficient, against 44% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in West Warren on SchoolGrade