Wellington is in Palm Beach County and is a neighborhood of West Palm Beach. It has a population of 61,448 people. Wellington is known for its polo and horse events, and most people think it’s a safe place to live. Its crime rate of 8.95 per 1,000 individuals is lower than the national average of 11.88.
But there are still areas of Wellington that have higher crime rates than the rest of the suburbs. These five areas are thought to be more dangerous.
Greenview Shores of Wellington:
This area is right in the middle of Wellington, and 9,858 people live there.
The crime rate is 13.01 per 1,000 people, which is 45% more than the crime rate in Wellington as a whole and 10% more than the national average.
Fraud, theft, and attack are the most common crimes in Greenview Shores.
Wellington Green / Versailles:
There are 7,715 people living in this neighborhood, which is in the northwest of Wellington.
The crime rate is 12.07 crimes per 1,000 people, which is 35% higher than the Wellington average and 2% higher than the national average.
The most common crimes in Wellington Green are theft, breaking and entering, and car theft.
Palm Beach Polo & Country Club:
There are 6,012 people living in this neighborhood, which is west of Wellington. With 11.63 crimes per 1,000 people, it has a crime rate that is 30% higher than Wellington’s total crime rate and 4% lower than the national average. The most common types of crime in Palm Beach Polo are theft, break-ins, and assaults.
Olympia:
This area is in the northern part of Wellington, and there are 6,928 people living there.
There are 10.98 crimes for every 1,000 people living here, which is 23% more than the total crime rate in Wellington but 8% less than the national average.
Burglary, theft, and robbery are the crimes that happen most often in Olympia.
Wellington North:
There are 5,570 people living in this neighborhood, which is in the northeastern part of Wellington.
The crime rate here is 10.41 per 1,000 people, which is 16% higher than the crime rate in Wellington as a whole but 12% lower than the rate across the whole country.
Theft, break-ins, and attack are the crimes that happen most often in Wellington North.
In conclusion
It’s not that these places are inherently dangerous to live or visit, but there is a higher chance of crime there than in other parts of Wellington.
Visitors and residents should both be aware of their surroundings and take the necessary steps to keep themselves and their things safe.