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West Ridge

Birmingham · Caution

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52out of 100

Caution

Overall safety score

“Go with care. West Ridge is primarily a quiet, working-class residential neighborhood, but it experiences above-average property and violent crime rates typical of sections of Western Birmingham. Visitors without specific residential business or family ties will find few commercial amenities and should maintain standard urban awareness, particularly after dusk.”
— Gogo, on West Ridge

Walk score

28/100

Bike score

22/100

Recent local news: Western Birmingham continues to be the focus of targeted municipal community-safety initiatives and blight reduction programs aimed at clearing vacant residential lots.

About the area

ResidentialCar-DependentWorking-ClassQuiet

West Ridge is an established residential neighborhood in the western quadrant of Birmingham, Alabama, characterized by mid-century single-family homes and tree-lined local streets. It offers a low-density suburban-style layout within city limits, located a short drive from major regional transit arteries and the Birmingham CrossPlex.

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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