The 10 Most Dangerous And Worst Neighborhoods In Richmond For 2023


The most dangerous and worst Richmond neighborhoods are Oak Grove and Jeff Davis for 2023 based on Saturday Night Science.

By: Nick Johnson | About HomeSnacks
Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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Richmond’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Richmond.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in Virginia thanks in part to tons of entertainment and jobs, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Richmond. Some neighborhoods aren’t as safe as others.

So the question arises, which Richmond neighborhoods are the most dangerous and which are the safest?

Today, we’ll use Saturday Night Science to determine which Richmond hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Richmond area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although Colonial Place ranks way above the rest.

We examined 111 of Richmond’s neighborhoods to find out the most dangerous places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Richmond’s reputation.

So what’s the worst neighborhood to live in Richmond for 2023? According to the most recent census data, Oak Grove looks to be the worst neighborhood in Richmond.

Read on to see how we determined the places around Richmond that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

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Table Of Contents: Top 10 | Methodology | Summary | Table

The 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods In Richmond For 2023

1. Oak Grove

Population: 1,692
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,207
Property Crime Per 100k: 5,811
Median Home Value: $95,850 (10th worst)
Median Income: $32,138 (12th worst)

More on Oak Grove:  Data

2. Jeff Davis

Population: 2,749
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,642
Property Crime Per 100k: 12,014
Median Home Value: $122,300 (24th worst)
Median Income: $27,597 (8th worst)

More on Jeff Davis:  Data

3. Washington Park

Population: 601
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 907
Property Crime Per 100k: 4,979
Median Home Value: $120,200 (20th worst)
Median Income: $26,711 (6th worst)

More on Washington Park:  Data

4. Creighton

Population: 856
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,720
Property Crime Per 100k: 8,383
Median Home Value: $85,400 (4th worst)
Median Income: $17,672 (3rd worst)

More on Creighton:  Data

5. Oakwood

Population: 470
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,508
Property Crime Per 100k: 7,592
Median Home Value: $92,150 (6th worst)
Median Income: $42,558 (34th worst)

More on Oakwood:  Data

6. Fairfield

Population: 1,249
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,326
Property Crime Per 100k: 6,401
Median Home Value: $85,400 (4th worst)
Median Income: $17,624 (2nd worst)

More on Fairfield:  Data

7. Peter Paul

Population: 743
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 519
Property Crime Per 100k: 5,999
Median Home Value: $107,733 (14th worst)
Median Income: $32,500 (14th worst)

More on Peter Paul:  Data

8. Woodville

Population: 700
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 1,250
Property Crime Per 100k: 4,537
Median Home Value: $107,733 (14th worst)
Median Income: $32,500 (14th worst)

More on Woodville:  Data

9. Midlothian

Population: 3,810
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 741
Property Crime Per 100k: 5,545
Median Home Value: $133,420 (28th worst)
Median Income: $46,643 (4worst)

More on Midlothian:  Data

10. Green Park

Population: 822
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 537
Property Crime Per 100k: 2,787
Median Home Value: $107,100 (12th worst)
Median Income: $32,837 (17th worst)

More on Green Park:  Data

Methodology: How we determined the most dangerous Richmond neighborhoods in 2023

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We plugged the following criteria into Saturday Night Science to get the worst neighborhoods in Richmond:

  • High crime (Estimated)
  • High unemployment (Less jobs)
  • Low median income (Less pay)
  • Low population density (No things to do)
  • Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criterion into a “Worst Score.”

The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the most dangerous neighborhood of Richmond.

The article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2023. This report is our time ranking the worst neighborhoods to live in Richmond.

Skip to the end to see the list of all 111 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

Summary: The Worst Neighborhoods Around Richmond

Well, there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Richmond with Oak Grove landing at the bottom of the pack.

As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Richmond aren’t all bad. Colonial Place takes the cake as the best place to live in Richmond.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.

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Most Dangerous Neighborhoods To Live In Richmond For 2023?

Rank Neighborhood Population Home Value Median Income
1 Oak Grove 1,692 $95,850 $32,138
2 Jeff Davis 2,749 $122,300 $27,597
3 Washington Park 601 $120,200 $26,711
4 Creighton 856 $85,400 $17,672
5 Oakwood 470 $92,150 $42,558
6 Fairfield 1,249 $85,400 $17,624
7 Peter Paul 743 $107,733 $32,500
8 Woodville 700 $107,733 $32,500
9 Midlothian 3,810 $133,420 $46,643
10 Green Park 822 $107,100 $32,837
11 Pine Camp 451 $120,200 $26,711
12 Maymont 208 $167,400 $57,068
13 Highland Terrace 793 $107,800 $36,396
14 Whitcomb 2,820 $95,467 $20,537
15 Magnolia Industrial Center 246 $96,800 $34,950
16 Highland Park Southern Tip 1,846 $142,900 $39,033
17 Parnell Industrial Area 1,324 $140,300 $53,706
18 Old Town Manchester 1,438 $81,500 $46,999
19 Broad Rock Sports Complex 488 $148,300 $31,217
20 South Garden 2,342 $148,950 $32,796
21 Carver 2,277 $210,000 $38,732
22 Mcguire 836 $111,100 $72,002
23 Biotech And Mcv District 413 $185,600 $57,188
24 Belt Center 1,034 $133,900 $64,814
25 Upper Shockoe Valley 2,348 $92,500 $32,168
26 Hillside Court 789 $115,400 $30,125
27 Fairmount 1,144 $138,800 $30,570
28 Bellemeade 3,285 $116,367 $39,448
29 Deerbourne 802 $134,900 $61,894
30 Eastview 3,400 $79,450 $19,804
31 Fulton 5,842 $149,367 $33,831
32 Jahnke 2,495 $180,400 $37,448
33 Blackwell 2,084 $129,367 $47,319
34 North Highland Park 3,834 $111,300 $34,250
35 Broad Rock Industrial Park 1,460 $122,300 $51,217
36 Belle And Mayo Islands 331 $228,300 $50,928
37 City Center 626 $248,100 $44,023
38 Piney Knolls 2,615 $148,950 $35,860
39 Cullenwood 376 $121,300 $87,594
40 Hollywood Cemetery 492 $167,400 $57,068
41 Hickory Hill 1,534 $142,300 $49,574
42 Mcguire Manor 1,312 $134,900 $48,079
43 Swansboro 2,160 $178,875 $53,623
44 Pocoshock 643 $139,000 $52,321
45 Swansboro West 2,617 $95,100 $43,084
46 Warwick 817 $139,000 $52,321
47 Chippenham Forest 905 $324,600 $55,224
48 Jackson Ward 2,352 $242,367 $37,191
49 Providence Park 1,235 $131,050 $46,259
50 Chamberlayne Industrial Center 1,417 $186,350 $59,069
51 Oakwood Cemetery 1,432 $92,150 $42,558
52 Southern Barton Heights 1,279 $179,367 $56,312
53 Swanson 1,398 $139,000 $52,321
54 John Marshall 998 $369,500 $32,896
55 Westlake Hills 1,355 $203,833 $49,905
56 Virginia Union 1,768 $212,000 $65,447
57 British Camp Farms 1,122 $141,300 $53,892
58 Northrop 1,330 $292,100 $39,570
59 Forest View 864 $252,300 $80,785
60 Woodhaven 1,954 $127,500 $50,417
61 Worthington 1,102 $148,700 $65,096
62 Walmsley 1,963 $159,300 $39,548
63 Byrd Park 1,608 $270,933 $66,915
64 The Diamond 1,271 $213,400 $62,876
65 Maymont Park 200 $243,650 $72,534
66 Cedarhurst 2,564 $199,200 $57,467
67 Westover 2,934 $147,150 $53,316
68 Edgewood 692 $154,200 $57,994
69 Vcu 2,990 $375,000 $11,250
70 Rosedale 827 $190,000 $69,372
71 Shockoe Slip 181 $483,300 $37,123
72 Church Hill North 2,128 $187,217 $52,930
73 Randolph 3,292 $222,033 $53,224
74 Ginter Park Terrace 412 $240,600 $63,797
75 Oregon Hill 1,269 $216,850 $62,628
76 Woodland Heights 1,542 $236,650 $74,637
77 Bryan Park 933 $287,200 $37,549
78 Gravel Hill 378 $248,500 $77,500
79 Cottrell Farms 1,546 $146,500 $44,828
80 Northern Barton Heights 2,980 $210,080 $62,784
81 Brookland Park 2,015 $197,133 $59,034
82 Southampton 514 $372,400 $95,244
83 Ginter Park 4,013 $384,340 $56,370
84 Powhite Park 240 $227,800 $59,567
85 Union Hill 2,361 $330,550 $45,902
86 Shockoe Bottom 3,068 $418,250 $42,467
87 Forest Hill Park 499 $346,700 $94,593
88 Carillon 576 $319,900 $88,000
89 Stadium 184 $319,900 $88,000
90 Stratford Hills 3,100 $277,333 $92,648
91 Forest Hill Terrace 1,340 $290,250 $92,462
92 Willow Oaks 665 $248,500 $77,500
93 Westover Hills West 906 $198,800 $78,500
94 Chimborazo 2,026 $245,920 $66,724
95 Oxford 1,815 $310,100 $87,925
96 Stony Point 1,024 $351,300 $102,296
97 Central Office 1,263 $233,900 $59,115
98 Bellevue 2,871 $245,450 $76,725
99 Carytown 1,910 $339,350 $75,423
100 Westover Hills 1,045 $176,400 $93,459
101 Church Hill 3,360 $389,467 $61,490
102 The Fan 13,391 $522,436 $75,369
103 Three Chopt 2,348 $290,300 $132,966
104 Huguenot 2,235 $277,700 $82,908
105 Willow Lawn 895 $388,733 $110,913
106 Forest Hill 1,517 $317,550 $119,094
107 Stonewall Court 829 $544,600 $159,538
108 The Museum District 6,669 $373,171 $67,042
109 Mary Munford 1,398 $405,100 $95,504
110 Malvern Gardens 1,414 $353,200 $105,048
111 Colonial Place 2,243 $395,000 $119,376
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

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