Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ safe?
Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ shows a typical level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 54 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 56, ranking 100th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 374 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 Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is other crime (29% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 35% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other | 108 · 29% | |
| Drugs | 67 · 18% | |
| Violent crime | 38 · 10% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 33 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 33 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 28 · 7% |
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 Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- Horizon Estates47/100 · Elevated
- Liberty Heights & CW44/100 · Elevated
- Heart Of Oak Cliff50/100 · Moderate
- Adelaide44/100 · Elevated
- Kessler Heights43/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 54/100). About 53% of severity-weighted incidents in Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ 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 Oak Cliff Gardens CW/?
Other crime — 108 of 374 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Oak Cliff Gardens CW/ 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.