Is Les Jardins de Floride safe?
Tampa, Florida · safety score updated nightly
Mostly yes, with normal city awareness.
VibeLoco rates Les Jardins de Floride as “Go, stay aware”.
Gogo's take on Les Jardins de Floride
“Go. Les Jardins de Floride is a quiet, predominantly residential enclave in North Tampa offering a safe, low-key suburban setting with minimal violent crime. Visitors staying here or visiting residents should observe standard precautions like locking car doors, but general personal safety risks are low.”
Recent news in the surrounding North Tampa area focuses largely on routine traffic operations and isolated vehicle break-ins rather than serious violent crime.
About the area
Les Jardins de Floride is a tranquil residential neighborhood situated in the northwest sector of Tampa near Carrollwood and Egypt Lake. The community is characterized by residential townhomes, single-family dwellings, and landscaped streets that provide a relaxed suburban feel. While peaceful inside the neighborhood, nearby commercial corridors offer quick access to dining and retail.
- Quiet / Residential
- Suburban
- Car-Dependent
- Peaceful
Walking and biking in Les Jardins de Floride
Walk score: 38/100 · Bike score: 44/100
No bike-share programs operate in this neighborhood, and cyclists must navigate busy suburban arterial roads without dedicated protected bike lanes to reach regional trails like the Upper Tampa Bay Trail.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Significantly lower violent crime rates compared to Tampa's dense urban core
- Established residential environment with well-maintained properties and stable occupancy
- Convenient driving access to major North Tampa commercial corridors and medical facilities
Cons
- Incidental property crime and vehicle prowls along bordering commercial roadways
- Completely car-dependent layout with no commercial amenities inside the residential footprint
- Limited street lighting along some connecting neighborhood side streets
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is not an active presence within the interior residential streets, though occasional panhandling occurs at major commercial intersections on surrounding thoroughfares.
What Les Jardins de Floride is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Very calm and quiet as residents start their commutes, making it comfortable and safe for morning walks.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Suburban and quiet with minimal foot traffic and safe conditions throughout the interior streets.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Mellow and relaxed with residents returning home; walking dog or jogging is generally very safe.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Extremely low-activity and dark; personal safety is solid inside the neighborhood, though standard situational awareness is wise.
Transit, parking and getting around
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HART) provides local bus service along nearby arterial streets such as Waters Avenue, but there is no rail or BRT service within walking distance.
Parking is uncomplicated with assigned community spaces, private driveways, and unmetered residential street parking.
Things to do in Les Jardins de Floride
- Take a quiet morning walk or jog through the low-traffic residential streets
- Explore diverse international dining options along nearby Waters Avenue and Armenia Avenue
- Spend a relaxing afternoon at nearby public lakefront parks in the Carrollwood area
Local favorites
- Sa Ri One Korean Restaurant · Korean Restaurant · 4.4★ (1520)Long-running neighborhood favorite serving authentic Korean BBQ, hot pots, and traditional banchan.
- Pho Quyen · Vietnamese Restaurant · 4.3★ (980)Unfussy spot offering generous bowls of pho, fresh summer rolls, and Vietnamese iced coffee.
- The Brass Tap · Craft Beer Bar · 4.4★ (830)Neighborhood taproom featuring a wide selection of craft brews, bar bites, and outdoor patio seating.
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.