Crime Score for ZIP 50801, Creston, IA
Creston · Adair County · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Higher crime than 51.28% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#5,402
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Iowa rank
#73
of 190 in state
Score index
60.0
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 50801 covers part of Creston in Adair County, Iowa. In September 2026 it scored in the 51.3th 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 #5,402, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Iowa it ranks #73 of 190. That is 4.2 points below the Iowa median of 55.5.
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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Nearby ZIP codes
2 of 6 score lower than 50801. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
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Questions about 50801
- Is ZIP code 50801 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 50801 scores in the 51.3th percentile for reported crime as of September 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 50801 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 50801 compare with the rest of Iowa?
- It ranks #73 of 190 scored ZIP codes in Iowa, against a state median of the 55.5th percentile. Nationally it ranks #5,402 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.