Is Bakertown safe?
High Point, North Carolina · safety score updated nightly
Be careful — go in daylight and stay on the busier streets.
VibeLoco rates Bakertown as “Caution”.
Gogo's take on Bakertown
“Go with care. Bakertown is primarily a quiet, working-class residential neighborhood, but elevated property crime and occasional violent incidents in the broader East High Point area warrant basic situational awareness. Visitors heading here for specific residential visits or nearby local stops will find it generally peaceful during daytime hours.”
About the area
Bakertown is a modest, established neighborhood situated in eastern High Point, characterized by single-family homes, mature trees, and proximity to major thoroughfares like Kivett Drive. It offers a calm, suburban-fringe residential pace just minutes from downtown High Point and High Point University. While lacking major tourist hubs, it serves primarily as an everyday residential enclave with access to neighborhood amenities.
- Quiet
- Residential
- Car-Dependent
- Suburban Fringe
Walking and biking in Bakertown
Walk score: 34/100 · Bike score: 36/100
There is no local municipal bike-share system in the neighborhood, and dedicated bike lanes are scarce, though low-speed neighborhood streets are relatively easy to navigate on a bicycle.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Lower traffic density compared to commercial districts, creating quiet residential streets
- Close proximity to downtown High Point, High Point Museum, and university facilities
- Abundant free residential street and driveway parking throughout the area
Cons
- Above-average property crime and burglary rates compared to national averages
- Lower median household income and higher poverty rates relative to northern Guilford County suburbs
- Limited street lighting on secondary residential corridors at night
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is minimal within the interior residential streets of Bakertown, with unhoused individuals and support services primarily concentrated closer to downtown High Point corridors.
What Bakertown is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Peaceful and quiet as residents commute to work and school buses navigate neighborhood streets.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Calm atmosphere with moderate local traffic on connector roads; completely safe for daytime visits.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Activity drops off sharply after dusk, with low pedestrian traffic and standard suburban quiet.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Streets are deserted and dimly lit; walking alone late at night is not recommended due to sporadic opportunistic crime.
Transit, parking and getting around
High Point Transit System (HPTS) provides local bus service on nearby arterials such as Kivett Drive and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, connecting riders to the downtown High Point Amtrak and transit terminal roughly two miles away.
Street parking is generally free, unrestricted, and easy to find along residential streets, with ample private driveway space for residents and guests.
Things to do in Bakertown
- Explore local history and costumed historical demonstrations at the nearby High Point Museum
- Enjoy outdoor recreation, trails, and boating at High Point City Lake Park a short drive away
- Tour the historic downtown district and view world-renowned furniture architecture during design events
Local favorites
- Kepley's Barbecue · Barbecue Restaurant · 4.3★ (1150)Long-running local fixture serving traditional North Carolina-style pit-cooked barbecue and classic Southern sides.
- Sweet Old Bill's · American / Smokehouse · 4.5★ (980)Popular neighborhood hangout offering craft beers, smoked meats, and casual pub fare.
- High Point Museum · History Museum · 4.6★ (320)Educational museum complex highlighting High Point's industrial, furniture, and local cultural history.
Scores are safety-driven — recent reported crime and local news plus Census income, poverty, housing, education, household and access data — refreshed nightly. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee — conditions change street to street.