Neighborhood overview
Oakwood, Norfolk
Recent police-feed safety data for Oakwood in Norfolk, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Norfolk police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Oakwood reports higher per-capita rates than Norfolk citywide. Use the cards below to see which category drives the gap.
Violent (persons)
739 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 290 / 100k citywide (+155%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+95%)
Property
5,174 / 100k local
vs Norfolk 2,539 / 100k citywide (+104%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+168%)
~814 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~182 days · newest report Oct 8, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~182-day data window with 24 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (14 reports in the last 30 days)
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.