Safety index · Dallas · data through November 2026
Is Preston Royal NW safe?
Preston Royal NW shows a typical level of reported crime for Dallas. Its SafeRoute safety index is 68 out of 100 — 12 points above the citywide median of 56, ranking 50th of 188 Dallas neighborhoods — based on 279 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 Preston Royal NW 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 35% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.
Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 98 · 35% | |
| Other | 82 · 29% | |
| Shoplifting | 37 · 13% | |
| Other theft | 21 · 8% | |
| Public order | 19 · 7% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 · 3% |
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 Preston Royal NW 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
- Forest Court85/100 · Low risk
- Royal Northaven90/100 · Low risk
- Hockaday90/100 · Low risk
- Preston Citadel Club67/100 · Moderate
- Hillcrest Forest68/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Preston Royal NW safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 68/100). About 36% of severity-weighted incidents in Preston Royal NW 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 Preston Royal NW?
Vehicle crime — 98 of 279 incidents (35%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 11 months to November 2026.
How is the Preston Royal NW 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.