Crime Score for ZIP 27252, Goldston, NC
Goldston · Chatham County · August 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 54.81% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#5,307
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
North Carolina rank
#119
of 449 in state
Score index
63.9
crime intensity
Snapshot
August 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 27252 covers part of Goldston in Chatham County, North Carolina. In August 2026 it scored in the 54.8th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Above Average rating, above the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #5,307, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within North Carolina it ranks #119 of 449. That is 17.1 points above the North Carolina median of 37.7.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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3 of 6 score lower than 27252. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
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Questions about 27252
- Is ZIP code 27252 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 27252 scores in the 54.8th percentile for reported crime as of August 2026, which is a Above Average rating: above the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 27252 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 27252 compare with the rest of North Carolina?
- It ranks #119 of 449 scored ZIP codes in North Carolina, against a state median of the 37.7th percentile. Nationally it ranks #5,307 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, August 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.