Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Cochran Heights safe?
Cochran Heights records a high level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 26 out of 100 — 30 points below the citywide median of 56, ranking 177th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 1,535 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 11 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Dallas — a typical Dallas neighborhood sits near 56. It ranks Cochran Heights against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 42% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 36% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 23% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 652 · 42% | |
| Other | 426 · 28% | |
| Other theft | 153 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 73 · 5% | |
| Public order | 70 · 5% | |
| Violent crime | 55 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Is Dallas safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →
Walking in Cochran Heights at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Knox Armstrong35/100 · Elevated
- Vickery Place32/100 · Elevated
- Henderson19/100 · High risk
- Uptown25/100 · Elevated
- Lowest Greenville West24/100 · High risk
Common questions
Is Cochran Heights safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 26/100). About 59% of severity-weighted incidents in Cochran Heights 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 Cochran Heights?
Vehicle crime — 652 of 1,535 incidents (42%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Cochran Heights safety index calculated?
SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Dallas Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last twelve months within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide 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 Dallas, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.