Neighborhoods

Safest & Most Dangerous St. Louis Neighborhoods

Which St. Louis neighborhoods report the least crime, and which carry the most.

156Neighborhoods graded

71%Graded A or B

CSt. Louis grade

Overview

How St. Louis neighborhoods compare

St. Louis is defined by a stark north-south divide. The southern residential neighborhoods report low crime and stable housing, while much of the north city contends with concentrated violent and property crime. Understanding which side of that line a neighborhood falls on tells you most of what you need to know.

Lowest crime

Safest neighborhoods in St. Louis

Neighborhoods such as St. Louis Hills, Lindenwood Park, the area around Tower Grove, and Southampton consistently report low crime, supported by well-maintained housing and engaged residential communities.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Washington University in St. Louis	A+	3,694	$153,358
2	Glendale	A+	6,108	$141,140
3	Des Peres	A+	8,216	$166,011
4	Warson Woods	A+	1,283	$174,362
5	Oakville	A+	36,711	$108,114
6	Westwood	A+	410	$158,331
7	Crystal Lake Park	A+	159	$176,287
8	Forest Green Estates	A+	460	$181,230
9	Concord	A+	16,041	$88,735
10	St. Louis Hills	A+	7,140	$84,858
11	Oakland	A+	1,479	$124,658
12	Frontenac	A+	3,889	$167,062

Highest crime

Highest-crime neighborhoods in St. Louis

The highest reported crime concentrates across much of the north city — including neighborhoods well north of downtown — along with parts of the downtown core, where violent and property crime rates run sharply above the city average.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population
1	Carr Square	F	2,102
2	Wellston	F	2,200
3	Visitation Park	F	803
4	Columbus Square	D-	1,107
5	Greendale	D-	557
6	Norwood Court	D-	840
7	Hillsdale	D-	1,597
8	Pine Lawn	D-	3,270
9	Beverly Hills	D-	689
10	Pasedena Hills	D	1,241
11	Wells / Goodfellow	D	5,617
12	Bel-Ridge	D+	2,534

Full ranking

All St. Louis neighborhoods, safest to highest-crime

Every graded neighborhood. Tap any name for its own map, grade and recent incidents.

#	Neighborhood	Grade	Population	Median income
1	Washington University in St. Louis	A+	3,694	$153,358
2	Glendale	A+	6,108	$141,140
3	Des Peres	A+	8,216	$166,011
4	Warson Woods	A+	1,283	$174,362
5	Oakville	A+	36,711	$108,114
6	Westwood	A+	410	$158,331
7	Crystal Lake Park	A+	159	$176,287
8	Forest Green Estates	A+	460	$181,230
9	Concord	A+	16,041	$88,735
10	St. Louis Hills	A+	7,140	$84,858
11	Oakland	A+	1,479	$124,658
12	Frontenac	A+	3,889	$167,062
13	Webster Groves	A+	33,585	$105,232
14	Grantwood Village	A+	1,785	$84,581
15	Princeton Heights	A+	6,922	$69,029
16	Sunset Hills	A+	10,002	$115,604
17	Town and Country	A	13,001	$191,101
18	Sappington	A	6,214	$81,953
19	St. George	A	1,038	$67,173
20	Huntleigh	A	910	$155,875
21	Bella Villa	A	550	$61,410
22	Kirkwood	A	25,757	$107,154
23	Green Park	A	4,271	$90,201
24	Crestwood	A	311	$68,487
25	The Hill	A	2,645	$65,027
26	Lindenwood Park	A	8,823	$76,744
27	Clifton Heights	A	2,483	$71,725
28	Southampton	A	6,682	$75,863
29	Mackenzie	A	103	$87,632
30	Boulevard Heights	A	8,156	$74,906
31	Mehlville	A	27,285	$68,638
32	Lemay	A	15,730	$57,847
33	Affton	A	20,230	$77,304
34	Ellendale	A	1,762	$58,635
35	Rock Hill	A	13,215	$155,865
36	Shrewsbury	A	5,856	$73,874
37	Lakeshire	A	613	$60,304
38	Dogtown	A	6,796	$67,239
39	Olivette	A	6,376	$135,782
40	Brentwood	A	8,162	$98,405
41	Creve Coeur	A	18,241	$137,292
42	Wydown / Skinker	A	712	$117,231
43	Holly Hills	A	2,521	$57,766
44	Clayton	A-	13,224	$129,959
45	Bevo Mill	A-	11,760	$53,346
46	Richmond Heights	A-	8,605	$88,768
47	Glen Echo Park	A-	34	$103,226
48	North Hampton	A-	7,528	$60,968
49	Carondelet	A-	11,398	$45,236
50	Bellefontaine Cemetery	A-	274	$23,920
51	Sycamore Hills	A-	837	$67,317
52	Soulard	A-	2,666	$74,623
53	Southwest Garden	A-	3,712	$63,824
54	Calvary Cemetery	A-	1,111	$54,682
55	North Point	A-	3,861	$59,933
56	Tower Grove South	A-	12,583	$55,550
57	Marlborough	B+	969	$60,900
58	Shaw	B+	6,872	$60,249
59	Overland	B+	17,066	$63,228
60	Forest Park	B+	15	$84,673
61	Tower Grove East	B+	5,573	$53,645
62	North Riverfront	B+	1,145	$36,006
63	Moline Acres	B+	2,261	$57,916
64	Woodson Terrace	B+	3,746	$46,195
65	Bel-Nor	B+	1,682	$93,235
66	Northwoods	B+	3,942	$49,736
67	Dutchtown	B+	14,460	$39,430
68	Walnut Park West	B+	3,080	$37,446
69	University City	B+	35,101	$89,245
70	Compton Heights	B	1,350	$86,666
71	Ferguson	B	20,092	$59,282
72	McKinley Heights	B	1,091	$67,348
73	Bellefontaine Neighbors	B	11,923	$57,680
74	Cool Valley	B	1,520	$42,671
75	St. John	B	6,829	$52,371
76	Glasgow Village	B	7,217	$50,230
77	Dellwood	B	4,686	$61,745
78	Central West End	B	14,717	$54,331
79	Riverview	B	499	$36,363
80	Hanley Hills	B	1,544	$54,368
81	Vinita Park	B	1,663	$46,328
82	Benton Park West	B	7,243	$48,779
83	Baden	B	4,509	$37,521
84	Botanical Heights (McRee Town)	B	1,040	$34,079
85	College Hill	B	1,279	$40,808
86	Castle Point	B	4,191	$60,890
87	Charlack	B	1,112	$51,639
88	Vinita Terrace	B	138	$42,243
89	Maplewood	B	8,071	$45,507
90	Mark Twain / I-70 Industrial	B	1,733	$32,304
91	Walnut Park East	B	3,804	$43,381
92	Mark Twain	B	3,630	$43,885
93	Penrose	B	5,714	$35,407
94	Gravois Park	B	5,282	$29,188
95	Breckenridge Hills	B-	4,964	$43,350
96	Forest Park Southeast	B-	2,608	$44,828
97	Lambert-St. Louis International Airport	B-	893	$51,447
98	Calverton Park	B-	1,234	$62,185
99	Downtown St. Louis	B-	4,012	$71,131
100	Fox Park	B-	2,443	$80,221
101	West Overland	B-	4,864	$53,314
102	Kosciusko	B-	1,424	$61,541
103	Kinloch	B-	900	$48,853
104	Marine Villa	B-	2,484	$40,556
105	Academy	B-	2,586	$41,962
106	Skinker / DeBaliviere	B-	4,030	$49,381
107	O'Fallon	B-	4,797	$39,139
108	The Greater Ville	B-	5,393	$33,797
109	Hamilton Heights	B-	2,818	$26,908
110	Kings Oak	B-	199	$77,835
111	DeBaliviere Place	C+	2,939	$60,454
112	Pasadena Park	C+	348	$72,441
113	Berkeley	C+	7,954	$49,271
114	Bellerive	C+	348	$78,069
115	Tiffany	C+	1,259	$40,713
116	Near North Riverfront	C+	3,255	$28,677
117	Edmundson	C+	986	$34,371
118	Downtown West St. Louis	C+	4,412	$60,626
119	Midtown St. Louis	C+	4,980	$31,678
120	Lewis Place	C+	1,648	$35,060
121	Kingsway West	C+	2,876	$43,480
122	Velda City	C+	1,408	$42,233
123	Fairground	C+	1,685	$31,873
124	Kingsway East	C+	3,324	$34,421
125	Fountain Park	C	1,363	$36,634
126	Lafayette Square	C	2,159	$59,320
127	Spanish Lake	C	18,757	$47,496
128	Hyde Park	C	1,538	$33,574
129	West End	C	6,277	$42,092
130	Mount Pleasant	C	4,258	$34,270
131	Vandeventer	C	1,764	$51,331
132	Old North St. Louis	C	1,280	$29,471
133	LaSalle Park	C	232	$45,385
134	St. Louis Place	C	2,220	$27,716
135	Jeff-Vander-Lou	C-	5,973	$32,852
136	Uplands Park	C-	461	$56,410
137	Covenant Blu / Grand Center	C-	3,093	$29,347
138	Jennings	C-	19,636	$46,306
139	Pagedale	C-	3,373	$49,625
140	Normandy	C-	5,331	$50,257
141	The Gate District	D+	2,642	$63,319
142	Velda Village Hills	D+	868	$53,494
143	The Ville	D+	1,623	$32,098
144	Peabody Darst Webbe	D+	1,546	$37,676
145	Bel-Ridge	D+	2,534	$45,575
146	Wells / Goodfellow	D	5,617	$32,643
147	Pasedena Hills	D	1,241	$52,251
148	Beverly Hills	D-	689	$47,020
149	Pine Lawn	D-	3,270	$42,237
150	Hillsdale	D-	1,597	$34,736
151	Norwood Court	D-	840	$40,378
152	Greendale	D-	557	$34,907
153	Columbus Square	D-	1,107	$30,376
154	Visitation Park	F	803	$33,942
155	Wellston	F	2,200	$38,182
156	Carr Square	F	2,102	$28,088

By ZIP code

St. Louis crime by ZIP code

ZIP codes ranked from safest to highest-crime.

#	ZIP code	Grade	Population	Median income
1	63122	A+	38,189	$115,109
2	63131	A+	17,077	$183,540
3	63128	A+	28,311	$95,859
4	63126	A+	14,787	$88,590
5	63129	A+	53,284	$98,013
6	63124	A	10,785	$174,617
7	63119	A	33,350	$99,229
8	63127	A	5,368	$126,268
9	63125	A	32,479	$60,646
10	63123	A	48,626	$76,860
11	63109	A	24,632	$76,387
12	63141	A	21,636	$146,584
13	63139	A	21,686	$67,647
14	63144	A	9,199	$96,345
15	63105	A	15,814	$131,021
16	63117	A	9,234	$85,648
17	63146	A-	30,788	$87,114
18	63116	A-	40,631	$56,339
19	63132	A-	13,657	$99,116
20	63110	B+	18,078	$54,977
21	63130	B+	31,199	$92,273
22	63101	B+	2,064	$65,398
23	63114	B+	36,362	$55,514
24	63180	B+	79	$50,800
25	63135	B+	19,946	$59,723
26	63143	B	9,203	$47,419
27	63137	B	20,712	$54,569
28	63118	B	25,523	$42,926
29	63111	B	18,778	$42,406
30	63147	B	10,908	$45,217
31	63140	B	880	$48,860
32	63115	B	20,225	$39,613
33	63108	B-	18,906	$50,105
34	63134	B-	13,360	$46,809
35	63107	B-	9,242	$35,351
36	63113	B-	12,244	$36,535
37	63104	B-	15,265	$67,265
38	63103	C+	7,737	$49,134
39	63102	C+	4,197	$58,107
40	63136	C+	48,799	$50,337
41	63120	C	9,485	$37,594
42	63138	C	20,250	$49,194
43	63121	C	25,790	$50,186
44	63112	C	19,149	$42,842
45	63133	C-	8,448	$48,141
46	63106	D	9,647	$29,535

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