Crime Score for ZIP 29486, Goose Creek, SC
Goose Creek · Berkeley County · July 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 70.80% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#7,701
of 13,225 scored ZIPs
South Carolina rank
#109
of 213 in state
Score index
43.3
crime intensity
Snapshot
July 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 29486 covers part of Goose Creek in Berkeley County, South Carolina. In July 2026 it scored in the 29.2th percentile for reported crime among 13,225 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #7,701, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within South Carolina it ranks #109 of 213. That is 9.0 points below the South Carolina median of 38.2. It rose 5.58 percentile points between June 2026 and July 2026, from 23.62 to 29.20.
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.
Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2026(latest) | 29.20 | #7,701 | #109 |
| June 2026 | 23.62 | #9,257 | #130 |
Nearby ZIP codes
3 of 6 score lower than 29486. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 29486
- Is ZIP code 29486 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 29486 scores in the 29.2th percentile for reported crime as of July 2026, which is a Below Average rating: below 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 29486 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 29486 compare with the rest of South Carolina?
- It ranks #109 of 213 scored ZIP codes in South Carolina, against a state median of the 38.2th percentile. Nationally it ranks #7,701 of 13,225.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, July 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.