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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
Property + Violent
22incidents
▼21.4%
vs 28 previous year
43.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
57incidents
▲5.6%
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

2026-01

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Parks/Trees
82▲28% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
79▼30% yoy
3.
Transit
61▼3% yoy
4.
Snow/Ice
35▼5% yoy
5.
Social Stress
13▲160% yoy
301total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

CREB North West District Benchmarks(2026-01-01)
Detached
$755,100 ▼-3.6%
Semi-Detached
$651,300 ▲+0.8%
Row
$423,800 ▼-5.3%
Apartment
$286,800 ▼-6.1%
View North West District Details →

Business & Development

2026-01
residential
Dining: 7Retail: 3Services: 2Industrial: 1
Business Activity
Active Licenses
13licenses
vs 82 city avg

Top Business Types

1.
Food Service
6
2.
Retail
3
3.
Other
1
4.
Manufacturing
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