Safety index · Baltimore · data through August 2026
Is Oldtown/Middle East safe?
Oldtown/Middle East records a high level of reported crime for Baltimore. Its SafeRoute safety index is 30 out of 100 — 23 points below the citywide median of 53, ranking 50th of 56 Baltimore community statistical areas — based on 1,506 incidents reported to the Baltimore Police within 1 km of the area center over the 7 months to August 2026.
DATA THROUGH AUGUST 2026 · 7 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Baltimore — a typical Baltimore area sits near 53. It ranks Oldtown/Middle East against other areas here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (32% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 478 · 32% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 267 · 18% | |
| Vehicle crime | 234 · 16% | |
| Other theft | 216 · 14% | |
| Robbery | 70 · 5% | |
| Burglary | 66 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Oldtown/Middle East at night?
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Common questions
Is Oldtown/Middle East safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 30/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Oldtown/Middle East are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.
What is the most common crime in Oldtown/Middle East?
Violent crime — 478 of 1,506 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the area center over the 7 months to August 2026.
How is the Oldtown/Middle East safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Baltimore Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the area center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Baltimore, so scores compare areas to each other and cannot be read against another city's.