Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Theft per Capita in Waltham Highlands

The map below shows theft per 1,000 Waltham Highlands residents.

 

Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA Map of Theft Rates
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A-

Theft Grade™

Overall Crime Grade
A
Violent Crime Grade
A
Property Crime Grade
A

Which crimes are included?

1 in 122

Your yearly chance of being a victim of theft in Waltham Highlands is about 1 in 122.

$42

Theft costs the average Waltham Highlands resident about $42 per year.

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Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in Waltham Highlands in green. The most dangerous areas in Waltham Highlands are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA Safe from Theft?

The A- grade means the rate of theft is lower than the average US neighborhood. Waltham Highlands is in the 84th percentile for safety, meaning 16% of neighborhoods are safer and 84% of neighborhoods are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Waltham Highlands's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby neighborhoods.

The rate of theft in Waltham Highlands is 8.165 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Waltham Highlands generally consider the central part of the neighborhood to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in Waltham Highlands may be as high as 1 in 56 in the south neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 213 in the central part of the neighborhood.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the south parts of Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA: about 11 per year. The north part of Waltham Highlands has fewer cases of theft with only 1 in a typical year.

How Waltham Highlands's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in Waltham Highlands to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA: 8.165
Massachusetts: 8.061
USA: 13.00

Considering only the theft rate, Waltham Highlands is as safe as the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA

Theft is projected to cost the residents of Waltham Highlands about $225,505 in 2025, or roughly $42 per resident. This is part of Waltham Highlands's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Waltham Highlands, including every crime type and how Waltham Highlands compares to other neighborhoods.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Waltham Highlands's crime maps on the Waltham Highlands overall crime page.

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Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Neighborhoods

Compared to surrounding neighborhoods, the rate of theft in Waltham Highlands is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for neighborhoods close to Waltham Highlands.

Nearby Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
Bank Square, Waltham, MA
A-
A
A-
B+
South Side, Waltham, MA
A-
A
A
B+
Piety Corner, Waltham, MA
A
A
A+
A
The Lanes, Waltham, MA
A+
A
A+
A+
Bleachery, Waltham, MA
A-
A-
A-
B+
Lakeview, Waltham, MA
A+
A+
A+
A+
Warrendale, Waltham, MA
A-
A-
A
B+
North Waltham, Waltham, MA
A+
A+
A+
A+
West Newton, Newton, MA
A
A
A
A
Bemis, Watertown Town, MA
A-
B
A
A-

Theft in Neighborhood with Similar Populations

Waltham Highlands is lower versus other neighborhoods of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in neighborhoods with comparable overall population.

Similar Neighborhood
Overall Crime Grade
Violent Crime Grade
Property Crime Grade
Theft Crime Grade
Amity, New Haven, CT
C
B
B
D+
Ashton Heights, Arlington, VA
B-
B+
B+
C
Provo South, Provo, UT
A
A+
A+
A
Pumphrey, Linthicum, MD
C
C+
C+
C-
Pyne Poynt, Camden, NJ
B+
C-
C-
B
Queen Anne Park, Teaneck, NJ
A
A
A
B-
Randall Park, Eau Claire, WI
D+
C-
C-
D+
Reparto Valencia, Bayamon, PR
C-
D+
D+
C-
Ridge, Pueblo, CO
D-
D+
D+
F
River Park, Port St. Lucie, FL
A
A-
A-
A-

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Waltham Highlands, Waltham, MA average SchoolGrade of C+, with 38% actual proficiency versus 44% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See Waltham Highlands schools on SchoolGrade

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