Is Your Neighborhood Safe? US Neighborhood Safety Scores

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Crichton

Mobile · No-go after dark

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42out of 100

No-go after dark

Overall safety score

“Go with care. While Crichton contains respected legacy eateries and established community pockets, elevated rates of property crime and sporadic violent crime warrant elevated situational awareness. Daytime visits for specific dining spots are generally manageable, but exploring unfamiliar residential side streets on foot is not recommended.”
— Gogo, on Crichton

Walk score

46/100

Bike score

38/100

Recent local news: Local news coverage intermittently reports instances of property theft, police operations, and occasional gun-related incidents along major arterial corridors in the greater Crichton and Toulminville areas.

About the area

Working-ClassCar-DependentCommercial StripUnderinvested

Crichton is a working-class, historically independent community in central-west Mobile dominated by single-family homes, industrial corridors, and commercial thoroughfares like Springhill Avenue. The area faces significant economic hurdles and infrastructure disinvestment, resulting in visible blight alongside close-knit residential blocks.

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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