Who polices Myrtle Grove, and what they report
There are 4 graded towns within 10 miles. Myrtle Grove has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in New Hanover County. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office reports to the FBI for the parts of the county without police of their own, so there are no figures for Myrtle Grove alone, and no Safety Grade. Wilmington, 6 miles away, is the nearest town with a Safety Grade (D).
What stands out about safety in Myrtle Grove
Policed by the county
Myrtle Grove is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Myrtle Grove. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest North Carolina towns with their own police figures are Wilmington (D, 6 mi), Carolina Beach (C−, 6 mi), Wrightsville Beach (D, 8 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Myrtle Grove. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of New Hanover County without police of their own, which include Myrtle Grove.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office
Counts, not rates: the FBI doesn’t publish how many people each agency covers. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Tables 10–11.
Crimes reported to the FBI for the whole area the department covers, by year.
The nearest North Carolina towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | D | 6 mi | 4.6 | 33.0 |
| Carolina Beach | C− | 6 mi | 3.5 | 18.1 |
| Wrightsville Beach | D | 8 mi | 3.2 | 31.8 |
| Leland | B+ | 9 mi | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | B− | 13 mi | 2.1 | 12.0 |
| Burgaw | C | 29 mi | 2.2 | 17.0 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Myrtle Grove. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Myrtle Grove.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Four people died in crashes on Myrtle Grove’s roads in 2019–2023
Myrtle Grove had 4 fatal crashes in five years, in which four people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is about what is typical for North Carolina towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (7.4 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Myrtle Grove’s size would see about 5 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Myrtle Grove’s own rate (6.3) is context, not a ranking.
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.
Myrtle Grove and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Breeze | — | — | — |
| Wilmington | D | 4.6 | 33.0 |
| Silver Lake | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Sea Breeze and Silver Lake 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 Myrtle Grove
Is Myrtle Grove, NC safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Myrtle Grove. The nearest North Carolina towns with a grade are Wilmington (D, 6 mi), Carolina Beach (C−, 6 mi), Wrightsville Beach (D, 8 mi).
Who polices Myrtle Grove?
The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. Myrtle Grove is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of New Hanover County without police of their own.
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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.