I live south of Woodmen and east of Powers. Powers is a traffic clusterfuck, but since you’re coming from the south and east you’re probably gtg on the east side of Powers.
From a safety and security perspective, the town is a patchwork quilt.
I rented an apartment by the Chapel Hills Mall and I was averaging a 911 call and 3 non emergency calls for law enforcement a quarter, everything from property crimes, to people shooting, and even a bonafide street fight. This is on the northern side of town that is considered “safe”...
I moved a couple miles south of there into a neighborhood back in May and I have made one call to the police. There is a drug house on a nearby street, and someone on my street has domestic problems, otherwise it is pretty low key.
When I was looking to buy a house last year I noticed the same thing, you’d have serious sketch and then a couple blocks over things would be pretty decent.
One thing is theft from vehicle is huge in every neighborhood. Do not leave anything valuable in a vehicle outside, especially if it is unlocked. I’d say every car door outside in my hood is checked at least nightly, and the shitbirds are getting more sophisticated, eg the guy on foot has a flashlight to see into tinted windows, and his homie driving the car often has a high powered flashlight he uses to try to wash out and blind a surveillance camera. They generally won’t break windows but if they see something valuable all bets are off.
So park in a garage if possible.
If you need some independent scouting email me, I’m unemployed for another week or so right now.