Cranston
South EastSoutheast Calgary
A southeast Calgary community 20 km from downtown, home to 20,019 residents. Safety score 90 out of 100 (crime dropped 16% year-over-year). Average home value $730,939, 12% above the city median. A nature-oriented community with 19 protected natural areas, high homeownership, and 5 schools, anchored by Sobeys.
Safety Score90out of 100
Assessed Value$730,939+11.6% vs city avg
Population20,019residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202188.4%
Owner-Occupied
11.7%
Renter
36.7
Median Age
$71,769
Avg Income
29.8%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score of 90 means Cranston has lower crime rates than 90% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Population data is from Census 2021. For growing communities, crime rates may appear higher than current reality.
Crime
Property + Violent107incidents
▼16.4%vs 128 previous year
5.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents272incidents
▲11.5%vs 244 previous year
13.6 per 1,000 (city avg: 67.8)
Quarterly Crime Trend
Quarterly incident counts
Quarterly Disorder Trend
Quarterly incident counts
Crime Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)
Violent Crime
30incidents
1.5 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
77incidents
3.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)
Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)
Disturbances
28(46%)
1.4 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
27(44%)
1.3 per 1,000
Other
4(7%)
0.2 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
2(3%)
0.1 per 1,000
311 Service Requests
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Waste
1,045▲8% yoy
2.
Parks/Trees
770▲9% yoy
3.
Infrastructure
525▼22% yoy
4.
Bylaw
459▼21% yoy
5.
Snow/Ice
361▼27% yoy
3,415total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$836,872 ▲+12.1%
5,850 units Semi-Detached
$590,439 ▲+14.9%
376 units Row
$495,756 ▲+16.2%
1,109 units Apartment
$362,189 ▲+27.9%
830 units CREB South East District Benchmarks(2026-01-01)
Detached
$684,300 ▼-4.8%
Semi-Detached
$493,000 ▼-5.1%
Row
$425,200 ▼-7.7%
Apartment
$317,200 ▼-10.7%
Business & Development
dining-oriented
Dining: 14Retail: 7Services: 4
Business Activity
Active Licenses25licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)162permits
▼25% yoyvs 73 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:21▼64% yoy
Investment:$6.8M▼63% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Food Service
9
2.
Retail
9
3.
Other
4
4.
Personal Service
2
5.
Health Services
1
Community Highlights
Natural Areas
4 buffering natural environments, 3 major natural environments, 1 remnant environment, 6 supporting natural environments, 2 to be determineds, 3 wetland environments
Local Amenities
Groceries
Childcare
Places of Worship
Restaurants & Cafes
Schools
Our Lady of the Rosary School
CSSDElementaryFraser: 6.8/10
Christ the King Catholic School
CSSDElementary/Junior High
Cranston School
CBEElementary
Dr. George Stanley School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Sibylla Kiddle School
CBEElementary
5 schoolsAvg Fraser: 6.8/10(1 rated)
Transit
42transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
- Route 14→
- Route 75→
- Route 79→
- Route 131→
- Route 153→