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Columbia Heights

Winston-Salem · Caution

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54out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Columbia Heights is a historic neighborhood anchored by Winston-Salem State University, offering cultural richness and easy access to university events and Bowman Gray Stadium. However, visitors should exercise situational awareness and stick to main corridors due to above-average property and violent crime rates in the surrounding East Ward.”
— Gogo, on Columbia Heights

Walk score

48/100

Bike score

44/100

Recent local news: City officials and community groups have focused recent violence-prevention initiatives and increased patrols along the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor following periodic incidents of gun violence.

About the area

University-AdjacentHistoricQuiet ResidentialEvent-Driven

Columbia Heights is a predominantly residential and collegiate neighborhood located directly southeast of downtown Winston-Salem. It borders Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), giving parts of the area a distinct campus rhythm alongside modest, older single-family homes. While convenient for university and sports events, it exhibits notable economic distress and sporadic crime on off-campus residential streets.

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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