Anyone willing to share experiences living in East Raleigh?

My partner and I are considering making the move to East Raleigh. The houses we are looking at are primarily near Brighton Road and Culpepper Lane, east of N Raleigh Blvd.

We are not from the area and have previously lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and Baton Rouge, Louisiana where we have witnessed very high crime. Many of the native Raleigh folk have cautioned us very strongly to not move to the East Raleigh area due to the high crimes in the area. We have visited the neighborhood and wanted to make sure that we weren't missing anything. The overall neighborhood did not raise any major alarm bells, but we wanted to hear from others who had more experience with the area.

We currently live off of Lineberry Drive which has very similar crime ratings to the area we are considering in East Raleigh.

Would appreciate any advice or insight on the area. Thanks!