Violent crime
2,027 per 100,000 residents, per year
220 reported in the last 12 months
+132% vs. San Diego (874)
Data through August 2026, San Diego Police Department
Crime in Grantville, San Diego
The violent crime rate in Grantville is 2,027 per 100,000 residents per year, 132% above San Diego as a whole (874). It ranks 12 of 106 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Aug 2026Property crime
4,487 per 100,000 residents, per year
487 reported in the last 12 months
+133% vs. San Diego (1,927)
All reported
7,049 per 100,000 residents, per year
765 reported in the last 12 months
+120% vs. San Diego (3,201)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 10,853 for Grantville. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending August 2026.
Where Grantville sits in San Diego, and where incidents concentrate
rank 12 of 106Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Grantville is among the highest in the city: rank 12 of 106. Nearby in the ranking: Ocean Beach (2,238), Hillcrest (2,200), Teralta West (1,974), Sherman Heights (1,949).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0163XX Rancho Mission Rd | 23 | 27 | 10% |
| 0245XX Alvarado Canyon Rd | 22 | 23 | 10% |
| 0364XX Ambrosia Dr | 13 | 9 | 6% |
| 0444XX Twain Ave | 12 | 31 | 5% |
| 05103XX San Diego Mission Rd | 12 | 15 | 5% |
| 0665XX Reflection Dr | 11 | 11 | 5% |
| 0743XX Alvarado Canyon Rd | 10 | 5 | 5% |
| 0861XX Fairmount Ave | 8 | 30 | 4% |
| 0961XX Rancho Mission Rd | 8 | 11 | 4% |
| 1043XX Twain Ave | 7 | 14 | 3% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 40XX Menlo Ave), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 57% of Grantville’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Sep 2025 to Aug 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Grantville |
|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 19 |
| Oct 2025 | 20 |
| Nov 2025 | 15 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 19 |
| Feb 2026 | 17 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 20 |
| Jun 2026 | 27 |
| Jul 2026 | 21 |
| Aug 2026 | 14 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. San Diego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 204 | 1,880 | +133% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 15 | 138 | +115% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 9.2 | +145% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 212 | 1,953 | +124% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 105 | 967 | +183% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 71 | 654 | +158% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 67 | 617 | +83% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 32 | 295 | +146% |
| Drug offensesOther | 56 | 516 | +47% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 2 | 18 | −63% |
Source and dates
police-nibrs- Source
- San Diego Police Department, via City of San Diego Open Data (dataset police-nibrs), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 10,853 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in San Diego, CA
- All neighborhoods
- San Diego neighborhoods by reported crime rate