Crime & Safety in High Point
High Point's citywide crime data reads below-average for safety by the most detailed source reviewed -- CrimeGrade places the city in only the 24th percentile nationally for overall crime -- though the same source documents a real, recent downward trend, and safety varies meaningfully by area within the city.
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Learn moreCrimeGrade's citywide read: below-average safety, with a documented downward trend
CrimeGrade cites an overall (combined violent + property) crime rate of 35.11 per 1,000 residents in a typical year, placing High Point in the 24th percentile nationally -- safer than 24% of cities, less safe than 76%. Violent crime specifically is cited at 4.670 per 1,000. The same source reports an overall downward trend, with both violent and property crime decreasing, projecting High Point's 2026 crime rate to run lower than in 2019.
NeighborhoodScout's victimization-odds framing
NeighborhoodScout separately cites a 1-in-222 chance of being a victim of violent crime and a 1-in-41 chance of being a victim of property crime in High Point in a typical year -- consistent in direction with CrimeGrade's below-average-but-improving read, though expressed as odds rather than a percentile score.
Real neighborhood-level variation, without naming a specific area as unsafe
Residents and crime-data sources generally describe High Point's north side as safer than its central neighborhoods, with victimization odds cited as favorably as 1-in-398 in the north versus as unfavorably as 1-in-89 in central neighborhoods. Per site policy, no specific area is named here as unsafe -- check a specific address directly with both CrimeGrade.org and NeighborhoodScout before drawing conclusions about a particular neighborhood.
What this means for a relocation decision
High Point's below-24th-percentile citywide crime read is a real, disclosed factor that should be weighed directly rather than downplayed -- but it should also be weighed alongside the documented downward trend and the real block-level variance within the city. Confirm current data for a specific address rather than relying on a single citywide statistic.
Key takeaways
- CrimeGrade cites High Point's overall crime rate at 35.11 per 1,000 residents, placing it in only the 24th percentile nationally for safety -- a real, below-average citywide read, disclosed directly.
- Violent crime specifically is cited at 4.670 per 1,000 (CrimeGrade); NeighborhoodScout separately cites 1-in-222 odds of violent-crime victimization and 1-in-41 for property crime.
- CrimeGrade documents a real downward trend in both violent and property crime, projecting High Point's 2026 rate to run below 2019 levels.
- Real neighborhood-level variation exists (north side generally safer than central neighborhoods per victimization-odds data), but no specific area is named as unsafe here, per site policy -- check a specific address directly.
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