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Crime Map, Crime Rate and Safety Score in West University Place, TX
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores in West University Place, see which ZIP codes its residents live in, and compare the closest cities.
Explore neighborhood Safety Scores around West University Place. The map can include areas outside the city limits.
Is West University Place, TX safe?
West University Place, Texas has a CrimeScore Safety Score of 90 out of 100, grade A, above the Texas statewide score of 53. An estimated 100% of its residents live in neighborhoods graded A or B, compared with 45% statewide. Safety Scores are modeled estimates, not official crime rates.
- Safety Score
- 90 / 100
- Residents in A or B neighborhoods
- 100%
- Residents in D or F neighborhoods
- <1%
- Scored neighborhoods
- 12
How West University Place compares
West University Place scores 37 points above the Texas statewide score of 53. Both scores average neighborhood scores weighted by population, so they compare directly.
West University Place lies in Harris County, which has a county Safety Score of 18, grade F.
County Safety Scores describe whole counties and are measured differently, so they are not an average of the neighborhoods inside West University Place.
Neighborhoods inside West University Place
12 scored neighborhoods (Census block groups) with residents lie at least partly inside West University Place, 12 of them mostly inside it. Among those 12, the lowest scores 76, the highest 92, and the middle 80% score 92.
ZIP codes where West University Place residents live
Listed by the estimated share of West University Place's residents who live in each ZIP code. A ZIP score covers the whole ZIP, including any part outside the city.
Higher scores indicate safer modeled conditions. Scored areas are Census block groups, not a coverage percentage.
Closest cities in Texas
- Bellaire Safety Score 88 · grade A · 2.0 miles
- Houston Safety Score 41 · grade C · 3.1 miles
- Stafford Safety Score 39 · grade D · 10 miles
- Missouri City Safety Score 61 · grade B · 12 miles
- Galena Park Safety Score 46 · grade C · 12 miles
Distances are measured between the population-weighted centers of each city's scored neighborhoods.
About West University Place
West University Place has an estimated 15,149 residents (2024 Census estimate) and 2 square miles of land inside its 2020 city limits. Its city score combines 12 scored Census block groups that lie at least partly within those limits.
How this page is built
ZIP codes are listed by the estimated share of the city's residents who live in them, from 2020 Census block-group population spread evenly over each block group's land. The city score is not an average of ZIP scores.
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