Is Crims Crossroads safe?
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · safety score updated nightly
Yes — it is one of the safer places in the metro to walk around.
VibeLoco rates Crims Crossroads as “Go”.
Gogo's take on Crims Crossroads
“Go. Crims Crossroads is a peaceful, low-density suburban and rural pocket on the northeastern edge of Winston-Salem with low levels of crime. Visitors have little reason to worry about personal safety, though having a vehicle is essential given the car-dependent layout.”
About the area
Crims Crossroads is a quiet semi-rural and suburban community situated between Winston-Salem and Walkertown along Old Walkertown Road. It features single-family homes on spacious lots, quiet residential pockets, and scattered neighborhood businesses. The area offers a calm atmosphere well removed from the high-density urban core.
- Quiet / Suburban
- Car-Dependent
- Semi-Rural
- Family-Friendly
Walking and biking in Crims Crossroads
Walk score: 18/100 · Bike score: 22/100
There is no bike-share program and no direct connectivity to the Salem Creek or Long Branch greenways, leaving cyclists to share narrow, unstriped rural roads with fast-moving vehicles.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Significantly lower violent and property crime rates compared to Winston-Salem urban core
- High homeownership rate and stable residential properties
- Quiet, low-density environment with minimal congestion and noise
Cons
- Extremely car-dependent with almost no sidewalks or pedestrian lighting
- Isolated location requiring extended driving times to major hospitals and urban services
- Dark two-lane roads present driving and walking hazards after nightfall
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is practically non-existent in Crims Crossroads, as support shelters and services are concentrated in central Winston-Salem.
What Crims Crossroads is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Peaceful and safe with light local commuter traffic along main connectors and quiet neighborhood streets.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Calm and orderly with standard suburban traffic flow and safe conditions for residents and visitors.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Quiet and dark as commercial activity winds down, remaining safe but lacking street illumination.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Very low activity with minimal traffic; safe from street crime, though poor lighting requires caution when driving.
Transit, parking and getting around
Public transit is largely absent in this outer area; Winston-Salem Transit Authority (WSTA) operates routes centered closer to downtown, and there is no passenger rail service.
Parking is abundant and universally free across dedicated private surface lots, business plazas, and residential driveways.
Things to do in Crims Crossroads
- Take a scenic drive through the rolling countryside of northeastern Forsyth County
- Enjoy outdoor recreation and walking paths at nearby Walkertown Community Park
- Sample regional Carolina barbecue and home-style cooking at neighborhood diners
Local favorites
- Walkertown Seafood Shack · Seafood Restaurant · 4.4★ (1150)Down-home staple offering classic fried seafood platters, hushpuppies, and Southern sides.
- Cagney's Kitchen · American Diner · 4.3★ (1420)Popular local diner serving hearty breakfast platters, steak, and Southern comfort foods.
- Little Richard's Bar-B-Que · Barbecue Restaurant · 4.5★ (1680)Beloved area barbecue joint serving authentic hickory-smoked Lexington-style pork and traditional fixings.
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.