West Pensacola goes ungraded: its recorded crime
For a graded neighbor, the nearest is Pensacola (B+), 5 miles away. West Pensacola has no FBI crime figures of its own for 2023–2025, so there is nothing to grade it on. 2 towns with a Safety Grade lie within 10 miles.
The nearest Florida towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | B+ | 5 mi | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| Gulf Breeze | A | 7 mi | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Fort Walton Beach | C− | 39 mi | 4.9 | 16.0 |
| Crestview | B | 47 mi | 1.6 | 8.4 |
| Niceville | A+ | 48 mi | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| DeFuniak Springs | C− | 71 mi | 3.7 | 17.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Pensacola. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Pensacola.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
34 people died in crashes on West Pensacola’s roads in 2019–2023
West Pensacola had 32 fatal crashes in five years, in which 34 people died; 13 were pedestrians and 5 were cyclists.
That is 32.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Florida towns of 5,000–25,000 people (11.0, 308 towns).
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
West Pensacola and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | B+ | 0.9 | 7.3 |
| Brent | — | — | — |
| Myrtle Grove | — | — | — |
| Warrington | — | — | — |
| Goulding | — | — | — |
| Bellview | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Brent, Myrtle Grove, Warrington, Goulding and Bellview are unincorporated communities (census-designated places) with no police department of their own.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- A county agency covers a wide area. Its totals mix many communities, so they say little about any one of them.
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in West Pensacola
Is West Pensacola, FL safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Pensacola. The nearest Florida towns with a grade are Pensacola (B+, 5 mi), Gulf Breeze (A, 7 mi), Fort Walton Beach (C−, 39 mi).
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Neighbors looking out for each other in West Pensacola.
Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.