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Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026

Is Old Lake Highlands safe?

Old Lake Highlands shows a typical level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 61 out of 100 — 5 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 73rd of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 373 incidents reported to the Dallas Police Department within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

61/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Old Lake Highlands — higher is safer. 73rd of 188 Dallas neighborhoods.

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 Old Lake Highlands against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is other crime (51% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 24% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 18% overnight.

Where incidents cluster

East Northwest HighwayEast Lake Highlands Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center373 incidents reported within 1 km of the Old Lake Highlands center · Dallas PD data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other
189 · 51%
Vehicle crime
67 · 18%
Drugs
33 · 9%
Other theft
26 · 7%
Public order
25 · 7%
Violent crime
11 · 3%

When it happens

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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 Old Lake Highlands at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Old Lake Highlands safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 61/100). About 41% of severity-weighted incidents in Old Lake Highlands 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 Old Lake Highlands?

Other crime — 189 of 373 incidents (51%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.

How is the Old Lake Highlands 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.