Photo: Johntwrl · CC BY-SA 3.0Holyrood sees more crime per resident than four in five Canadian towns
In 2023 the index stood at 114.9; it fell to 103.9 in 2025. Violence accounts for an index of 128.3 and other offences for 103.6, against usual levels of 75.2 and 54.2. That puts it at C− for safety, judged on crime the police covering Holyrood reported from 2023 to 2025: #229 of 474 in Alberta. Add to that, typical years here bring 14.2 violent incidents plus 45.0 incidents of property crime per 1,000 residents, against 10.8 plus 25.1 in the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Statistics Canada, police-reported crime, 2023–2025 means. The index weighs each crime by its seriousness; rates are incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Crime severity and crime rate: one figure for all of the Edmonton service area.
What sits behind Holyrood’s C−
How sure: Not as firm as most grades, since the figure covers the entire city rather than Holyrood alone.
The grade weighs the Crime Severity Index and its violent half, averaged over 2023–2025, against every Canadian town and city neighbourhood of 1,000 people or more.
Its place: #229 of 474 in Alberta and #2,009 of 2,572 Canadian towns.
The Crime Severity Index and its two halves, beside the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Which crimes make up Edmonton’s figures
These are Edmonton’s figures, for its police’s whole area: they aren’t published by neighbourhood.
Against the typical town its size, Edmonton runs highest on motor vehicle theft (3.9 per 1,000 against 1.7), break and enter (4.8 per 1,000 against 2.2) and theft under $5,000 (21.4 per 1,000 against 11.5).
Every Statistics Canada violation line
| Violation | Incidents a year | Per 1,000 | Cleared |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homicide | 34.3 | 0.03 | 68% |
| Sexual violations against children | 426.7 | 0.4 | 56% |
| Assaults against a peace officer | 622 | 0.5 | 86% |
| Firearms: use, discharge, pointing | 170 | 0.1 | 48% |
| Robbery | 1,333.7 | 1.1 | 35% |
| Forcible confinement or kidnapping | 100.3 | 0.09 | 80% |
| Other violent violations | 452 | 0.4 | 44% |
| Breaking and entering | 5,679.3 | 4.8 | 13% |
| Possession of stolen property | 1,457 | 1.2 | 65% |
| Theft of a motor vehicle | 4,638.7 | 3.9 | 7% |
| Theft over $5,000 | 1,538.3 | 1.3 | 4% |
| Theft under $5,000 | 25,561.3 | 21.4 | 16% |
| Mischief | 6,367.3 | 5.4 | 18% |
| Weapons violations | 1,168.3 | 1 | 72% |
| Administration of justice violations | 17,903.7 | 15.1 | 98% |
| Other Criminal Code violations | 772.7 | 0.7 | 74% |
| Drug violations | 889.3 | 0.7 | 79% |
| Impaired driving | 1,242 | 1 | 92% |
| Failing to stop or remain | 31 | 0.03 | 100% |
Statistics Canada’s violation groups for the whole police service or detachment: incidents a year are its own, the town’s share is only estimated in the tiles. Cleared: incidents solved by a charge or otherwise, as a share of those reported.
Incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 means, against the typical figure for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
Holyrood, year by year
Crime Severity Index
Nothing since 2023 has matched that year’s 114.9; the lightest was 2025, at 103.9. Over 2023–2025, the typical Canadian town of 50,000+ moved from 64.3 to 59.2.
Every year as a table
| Year | Holyrood | Typical town of 50,000+ |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103.9 | 59.2 |
| 2024 | 111.1 | 59.9 |
| 2023 | 114.9 | 64.3 |
Statistics Canada, Crime Severity Index by police service, each year as published. Typical: the median of Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
The Crime Severity Index of the police covering Holyrood, each year, against the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Crime in the places around Holyrood
| Town | People | Severity index | Violent index | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood | 3,305 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| Ottewell | 8,040 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| Bonnie Doon | 6,697 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| Riverdale | 5,490 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| King Edward Park | 8,399 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
| Capilano | 5,046 | 110 | 128.3 | C− |
Where neighbours share its police, they share the figure too: 6 aren’t counted above.
Each place’s police figures, 2023–2025 means.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What 100 means. Its scale starts from Canada in 2006, set at 100, so a figure above 100 means more serious crime per resident than the country had then.
- The clearance rate. Police clear an incident by charging someone, recommending a charge, or closing it another way. The rate weighs serious crimes more, as the index does.
- Severity, weighed. Statistics Canada builds the index from every crime police record, weighted by how seriously the courts treat it, and divides by the population. It adds a warning of its own: “The CSI is not an indicator of overall safety and should be interpreted in the broader community context.”
- City-wide figures. Edmonton’s neighbourhood crime data has left the city’s open-data site and carries no open licence; Holyrood takes the city-wide figures.
Questions about safety in Holyrood
Is Holyrood safe?
Police-reported crime in Holyrood scores 110 on Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index (2023–2025 mean), with 14.2 violent incidents and 45 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Set that beside 60.3, the median for Canadian towns of 50,000 people or more.
What is the most common crime in Holyrood?
The three biggest groups are theft under $5,000 at 21.4, other Criminal Code offences at 18.1 and assault at 8, each per 1,000 residents a year.
Is crime going up in Holyrood?
It went down 10% between 2023 and 2025, from 114.9 to 103.9.
How much of Holyrood’s crime do police solve?
Police cleared 34% of crime once each incident is weighted by seriousness: 48% of violent crime and 27% of the rest, against 38% for the typical Canadian town of 50,000+.
Whose figures are these?
Those of the police service that covers the whole city.
Source: Statistics Canada, police-reported crime by police service and detachment, 2023–2025 (Statistics Canada Open Licence); TownRatings calculation.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Crime severity index and weighted clearance rates, police services (tables 35-10-0186 to 0190, 0061, 0063, 0064), 2023–2025 · Statistics Canada, Incident-based crime statistics by detailed violations, police services (35-10-0178 to 0185) · Safety Grade: TownRatings calculation. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).