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Downtown West End

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community just 1 km from downtown, home to 4,570 residents. Safety score 51 out of 100 (crime dropped 17% year-over-year). Average home value $378,801, 43% below the city median. A dense urban neighbourhood with a predominantly renter population and nearby grocery stores, anchored by MC College.

Safety Score51out of 100
Assessed Value$378,801-43.2% vs city avg
Population4,570residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
18.4%
Owner-Occupied
81.6%
Renter
33.2
Median Age
$57,500
Avg Income
58%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 51 means Downtown West End has lower crime rates than 51% 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
68incidents
▼17.1% yoy
vs 82 previous year
14.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
363incidents
▲25.2% yoy
vs 290 previous year
79.4 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
46incidents
10.1 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
22incidents
4.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
45(61%)
9.8 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
19(26%)
4.2 per 1,000
Other
6(8%)
1.3 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
4(5%)
0.9 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Social Stress
178▲314% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
175▲4% yoy
3.
Graffiti
165▲1% yoy
4.
Encampments
162▲43% yoy
5.
Parks/Trees
131▲26% yoy
1,088total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$348,500
1 units
Apartment
$378,824
1,335 units

CREB City Centre District Benchmarks(2026-02-01)
Detached
$967,800 ▲+0.3% yoy
Semi-Detached
$951,400 ▲+1.7% yoy
Row
$594,400 ▼-1.5% yoy
Apartment
$305,600 ▼-11.4% yoy
View City Centre District Details →

Business & Development

2026-03
dining-oriented
Dining: 20Retail: 14Services: 11Industrial: 3
Business Activity
Active Licenses
50licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
12permits
▼43% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Investment:$2.7M▼97% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Food Service
13
2.
Retail
13
3.
Personal Service
7
4.
Other
5
5.
Property Management
4

Community Highlights

Landmarks

Recreation

Natural Areas

1 supporting natural environment

Local Amenities

Groceries

Places of Worship

Hotels

Restaurants & Cafes

Schools

2025

No schools found in this community.

Transit

15transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 1→Bowness/Forest Lawn
  • Route 4→Huntington
  • Route 5→North Haven
  • Route 22→Richmond Rd SW
  • Route 65→Market Mall/Downtown West

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