The nearest town with a Safety Grade to Wyldwood is Bastrop, 9 miles away
Wyldwood has no police department of its own: it’s an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) in Bastrop County. The Bastrop 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 Wyldwood alone, and no Safety Grade. A 25-mile circle around it holds 10 towns with a grade.
What stands out about safety in Wyldwood
Policed by the county
Wyldwood is a census-designated place, with no town government. Crimes there are reported to the FBI inside the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office’s totals for the county. County police ↓
Counts, not rates
The FBI doesn’t publish how many people the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office covers, so its totals can’t be turned into a per-resident rate or a grade for Wyldwood. County police ↓
The nearest graded towns
The closest Texas towns with their own police figures are Bastrop (D, 9 mi), Manor (B−, 16 mi), Elgin (C+, 16 mi). Nearby towns can differ a lot from Wyldwood. Nearest ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What the Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office reports
Reports to the FBI for the parts of Bastrop County without police of their own, which include Wyldwood.
Property crimes
Violent crimes
2025 offenses reported by the Bastrop 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 Texas towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop | D | 9 mi | 4.5 | 31.8 |
| Manor | B− | 16 mi | 1.5 | 14.4 |
| Elgin | C+ | 16 mi | 2.1 | 13.2 |
| Austin | D | 20 mi | 4.6 | 32.0 |
| Rollingwood | C+ | 21 mi | 1.2 | 17.7 |
| Smithville | B− | 21 mi | 2.0 | 9.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Wyldwood. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Wyldwood.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
15 people died in crashes on Wyldwood’s roads in 2019–2023
Wyldwood had 11 fatal crashes in five years, in which 15 people died; 1 was a pedestrian.
That is 60.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for Texas towns of 2,500–5,000 people (5.8, 226 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.
Wyldwood and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Cedar Creek is an unincorporated community (a census-designated place) with no police department of its 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 Wyldwood
Is Wyldwood, TX safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Wyldwood. The nearest Texas towns with a grade are Bastrop (D, 9 mi), Manor (B−, 16 mi), Elgin (C+, 16 mi).
Who polices Wyldwood?
The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Office. Wyldwood is an unincorporated community, and the department reports to the FBI for the parts of Bastrop County without police of their own.
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Neighbors looking out for each other in Wyldwood.
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.