safety · Calgary, AB

Is Sandstone Valley safe? Calgary safety data for 2026

Sandstone Valley scores 54 out of 100 on PickYourPlace's safety lens — middle band of Calgary.

How safe is Sandstone Valley?

Sandstone Valley sits in the middle band 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
54/ 100
Higher = safer (0–100)
Overall
52/ 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
70/ 100
Higher = fewer incidents
Traffic safety
55/ 100
Lower incident density
Street lighting
49/ 100
Lights per km road
What the data shows: Reported crime is roughly in line with the city median.

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
56/ 100
Drive-time score
Police access
47/ 100
Drive-time score
Healthcare access
26/ 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
47/ 100
Higher = quieter

How Sandstone Valley 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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