safety · Calgary, AB

Is Erlton safe? Calgary safety data for 2026

Erlton scores 18 out of 100 on PickYourPlace's safety lens — bottom quintile of Calgary.

How safe is Erlton?

Erlton sits in the bottom quintile for safety in Calgary, based on a population-weighted blend of crime rate, traffic incidents, street lighting density, emergency-service drive times, and urban noise.

Safety score
18/ 100
Higher = safer (0–100)
Overall
56/ 100
Across 5 lenses

Crime rate

The crime sub-score reflects police-reported incidents per 1,000 residents, normalized against every other neighbourhood in Calgary.

Crime
7/ 100
Higher = fewer incidents
Traffic safety
8/ 100
Lower incident density
Street lighting
47/ 100
Lights per km road
What the data shows: Reported crime sits in the bottom quartile of the city. Read the methodology before drawing conclusions about a specific block.

Emergency response times

Drive-time minutes from the neighbourhood centroid to the nearest fire, police, and healthcare facility, computed on the Valhalla auto network.

Fire access
9/ 100
Drive-time score
Police access
64/ 100
Drive-time score
Healthcare access
37/ 100
Drive-time score

Urban noise

Lden noise score modelled at 25 m resolution from road traffic, rail corridors, aircraft contours, and complaint density.

Noise
0/ 100
Higher = quieter

How Erlton compares

The closest matches by 28-dimension neighbourhood vector across all four covered cities. Higher match = more similar lifestyle profile.

Updated
April 27, 2026
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