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Austin Northeast

9 neighborhoods - a quarterly race to the lowest crime rate.

Crime Trends: Neighborhoods compared - each quarter from Q1 2022

Austin as a whole averaged 19.0 crimes for every 1,000 residents per quarter in Q2 2026, while northeast Austin averaged 19.5, hence it is generally about as safe as Austin as a whole when all crimes are considered.

How do the 9 neighborhoods of northeast Austin compare? In Q2 2026 the police recorded 2,616 crimes across them, 19.5 for every 1,000 residents. That is 6.6% below a year earlier and 17.9% below Q1 2022, the first quarter we track.

Samsung-Pioneer Crossing has the lowest rate of the everyday neighborhoods (10.0 per 1,000), followed by Windsor Hills (15.5) and Tech Ridge (16.3). Georgian Acres has the highest (34.4).

Use the RACE CHARTS below to watch all 9 AUSTIN NORTHEAST NEIGHBORHOODs race across 18 quarter periods from Q1 2022 to Q2 2026 - one crime category at a time or all together. The race chart can be used to compare average crime rates by category against Austin's average.

Neighborhood boundaries are defined by City of Austin Open Data, grouped into eight areas by CrimesLog from Austin Police Department sectors; simplified by CrimesLog.
Lowest rate (everyday)
lowest rateSamsung-Pioneer Crossing
10.0 crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026
Highest rate
upGeorgian Acres
34.4 per 1,000, Q2 2026
Whole area, Q2 2026
19.5 per 1,000
down 6.6% below a year earlier · down 17.9% below Q1 2022
Compared
9 neighborhoods
134,448 residents · 18 quarters

Austin Northeast neighborhood quarterly crime race

Press ▶︎ to watch Q1 2022 to Q2 2026. Tick one crime category or several; hover a bar for the neighborhood. Property crimes includes burglaries and thefts.

Crime categories
Indicated: crimes rate per 1000 residents per quarterAll · safest at the top · square-root scale · Q1 2022 to Q2 2026015102539.3Georgian Acres18.9Gracy Woods33.0Heritage Hills32.3North Lamar31.5North Lamar Rundberg8.4Samsung-Pioneer Crossing21.3Tech Ridge29.0Walnut Creek-Pioneer Hill21.6Windsor HillsAustin Q2 2026 average all crimes (19.0)Numbers are crimes per 1,000 residents per quarter. Zero-crime quarters show 0 and rank safest.
Fortress Home Austin Texas 2022, Tech Ridge You checked the neighborhood.Now check an address ! Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Aynesworth Wright House, Samsung-Pioneer Crossing
Samsung-Pioneer Crossing · Aynesworth Wright House
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Austin Chinese Church, Windsor Hills
Windsor Hills · Austin Chinese Church
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortress Home Austin Texas 2022, Tech Ridge
Tech Ridge · Fortress Home Austin Texas 2022
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Austin Fry's, Gracy Woods
Gracy Woods · Austin Fry's
Photo: Bryce Edwards from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Fortune Restaurant Austin Texas, North Lamar
North Lamar · Fortune Restaurant Austin Texas
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Barton Creek (GEDC9616), North Lamar Rundberg
North Lamar Rundberg · Barton Creek (GEDC9616)
Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Texas DOT Austin District Office, Heritage Hills
Heritage Hills · Texas DOT Austin District Office
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Republic Texas Museum 2012, Georgian Acres
Georgian Acres · Republic Texas Museum 2012
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

How neighborhoods moved each quarter

2022

Whole-area crime rate 21.6 to 24.8 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2022).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2023

Whole-area crime rate 21.9 to 24.1 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2023).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2024

Whole-area crime rate 20.5 to 21.5 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2024).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2025

Whole-area crime rate 19.9 to 21.4 per 1,000 (high: Q3 2025).

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

2026

Whole-area crime rate 18.1 to 19.5 per 1,000 (high: Q2 2026). 2 quarters so far.

No neighborhood moved more than three places in a quarter.

Reported Safety Incidents

In Q2 2026: public order incidents were 37% (978), property incidents were 25% (660), violent incidents were 19% (505) and vehicle crimes were 18% (473).

Recorded crime here is grouped into violent crime, property crime (burglary and theft), vehicle crime and public order offences, so you can compare how safe each neighborhood is for the kind of crime that matters to you.

Places we left out, and places to read with care

No place is left out: every neighborhood in this race has residents to count.

The 9 neighborhoods on the map

Austin Northeast is made of 9 neighborhoods compared here, each in its own colour on the map. They are the City of Austin’s neighborhood areas, grouped into eight areas by CrimesLog from Austin Police Department sectors: 134,448 residents between them.

  • Georgian Acres
  • Gracy Woods
  • Heritage Hills
  • North Lamar
  • North Lamar Rundberg
  • Samsung-Pioneer Crossing
  • Tech Ridge
  • Walnut Creek-Pioneer Hill
  • Windsor Hills

All 9 neighborhoods, Q2 2026

Crimes per 1,000 residents, Q2 2026, lowest first. The last two columns compare with Q1 2022.
#NeighborhoodResidentsAllViolentPropertyVehiclePublic orderRate vs Q1 2022Places gained
1Samsung-Pioneer Crossing15,46010.01.91.81.45.0up19%–
2Windsor Hills7,62715.53.03.83.05.6down28%up2
3Tech Ridge28,88416.33.15.03.64.7down23%–
4Gracy Woods30,33916.73.14.03.85.8down12%down2
5North Lamar7,74721.64.33.93.69.8down33%up2
6North Lamar Rundberg24,90922.74.65.13.49.6down28%–
7Heritage Hills5,88330.94.610.95.89.7down6%up1
8Walnut Creek-Pioneer Hill5,65631.36.99.44.111.0up8%down3
9Georgian Acres7,94334.47.28.14.914.2down13%–

Photographs

20 photographs of the 9 neighborhoods run along the reel; click one to see it full size. Each is credited here and under the large view.

All 20 photographs and their credits
  1. Samsung-Pioneer Crossing · Aynesworth Wright House. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  2. Windsor Hills · Austin Chinese Church. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  3. Tech Ridge · Fortress Home Austin Texas 2022. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  4. Gracy Woods · Austin Fry's. Photo: Bryce Edwards from San Jose, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  5. North Lamar · Fortune Restaurant Austin Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  6. North Lamar Rundberg · Barton Creek (GEDC9616). Photo: Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  7. Heritage Hills · Texas DOT Austin District Office. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  8. Georgian Acres · Republic Texas Museum 2012. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  9. Samsung-Pioneer Crossing · Jourdan Bachman Pioneer Farms Entrance. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  10. Tech Ridge · Howard Lane Trail. Photo: Fastmole, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  11. Gracy Woods · McBeeESAustin. Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
  12. North Lamar · MT Supermarket Austin Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  13. North Lamar Rundberg · Hong Kong Market and Din Ho BBQ Austin. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  14. Heritage Hills · Goodwill Computer Museum. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  15. Georgian Acres · Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  16. Samsung-Pioneer Crossing · Sprinkle Corner Front. Photo: Memer15151, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  17. Gracy Woods · Southwestern National Bank Austin Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  18. North Lamar Rundberg · North Lamar Transit Center at Night. Photo: Matthew Rutledge, CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  19. Samsung-Pioneer Crossing · Pioneer Farms Marker. Photo: Memer15151, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
  20. North Lamar Rundberg · Juan Navarro High School Austin Texas 2021. Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Sources and notes

CrimesLog sources crime incident data published by the Austin Police Department (APD) through the City of Austin ArcGIS Open Data service (maps.austintexas.gov), containing public sector information made available by the City of Austin.

Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (public domain).

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Neighborhood boundaries are defined by City of Austin Open Data, grouped into eight areas by CrimesLog from Austin Police Department sectors and simplified by CrimesLog. The photographs are credited under each picture.

Rates are recorded crimes per 1,000 residents, quarter by quarter; where a neighborhood has fewer than 100 residents the rate would be worked out on 100 (those places are left out of the race). A count of recorded crime is not a verdict on any neighborhood.