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Northwest Calgary

A northwest Calgary community 5 km from downtown, home to 502 residents. Safety score 12 out of 100 (crime dropped 21% year-over-year). A dense urban neighbourhood with C-Train access, strong transit connectivity, and a predominantly renter population, anchored by Alberta Children's Hospital.

Safety Score12out of 100
Assessed ValueN/A0% vs city avg
Population502residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
28.7%
Owner-Occupied
71.2%
Renter
25.2
Median Age
$21,862
Avg Income
46.5%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 12 means University Of Calgary has lower crime rates than 12% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime rates are calculated using Census 2021 population. Actual current population may differ.

Note: CPS suppresses values under 5 incidents (shown as 2.5).

Crime
Property + Violent
22incidents
▼21.4% yoy
vs 28 previous year
43.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
57incidents
▲5.6% yoy
vs 54 previous year
113.5 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
8incidents
15.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
14incidents
27.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
4(50%)
8.0 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
4(50%)
8.0 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Infrastructure
85▼21% yoy
2.
Parks/Trees
78▲13% yoy
3.
Transit
57▼12% yoy
4.
Snow/Ice
41▲46% yoy
5.
Social Stress
9▲29% yoy
293total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

CREB North West District Benchmarks(2026-02-01)
Detached
$774,600 ▼-3.6% yoy
Semi-Detached
$667,800 ▲+1.3% yoy
Row
$430,400 ▼-4.6% yoy
Apartment
$289,000 ▼-6.4% yoy
View North West District Details →

Business & Development

2026-03
residential
Dining: 7Retail: 3Services: 2Industrial: 1
Business Activity
Active Licenses
11licenses
vs 82 city avg

Top Business Types

1.
Food Service
6
2.
Retail
2
3.
Manufacturing
1
4.
Other
1
5.
Health Services
1

Community Highlights

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Schools

2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY - MAIN CAMPUS - MACEWAN STUDENT CENTRE
OtherSchool
1 school

Transit

21transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 8→North Pointe Terminal/Foothills Medical Centre
  • Route 9→Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station
  • Route 19→16 Avenue North
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 38→Brentwood Station/Temple

Nearby in Northwest

Arbour LakeBownessBrentwoodCharleswoodCitadelCollingwoodDalhousieEdgemont