Neighborhoods
Safest & Most Dangerous St. Louis Neighborhoods
Which St. Louis neighborhoods report the least crime, and which carry the most.
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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 |