Violent crime
4,110 per 100,000 residents, per year
539 reported in the last 12 months
+64% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
Crime in Allegheny West, Philadelphia
The violent crime rate in Allegheny West is 4,110 per 100,000 residents per year, 64% above Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 24 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
5,521 per 100,000 residents, per year
724 reported in the last 12 months
+13% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
10,149 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,331 reported in the last 12 months
+32% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 13,114 for Allegheny West. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Allegheny West sits in Philadelphia, and where incidents concentrate
rank 24 of 124Loading map…
1the block with the most violent incidents10the tenthCounted over the last 12 months. Point at a mark, or at a row in the table below, to see which street it is.
SaferHigher rateNot rated: park or fewer than 2,500 residentsArea shading: violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, so you can see how this neighbourhood compares with the ones around it.
Allegheny West is among the highest in the city: rank 24 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: Frankford (4,203), Germantown, East (4,151), Germantown, Morton (4,020), West Poplar (4,006).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0128XX Fox St | 16 | 38 | 3% |
| 0229XX W Clearfield St | 14 | 2 | 3% |
| 0327XX N Ringgold St | 13 | 6 | 2% |
| 0432XX Henry Ave | 11 | 8 | 2% |
| 0530XX N Bambrey St | 11 | 3 | 2% |
| 0632XX Mc Michael St | 10 | 13 | 2% |
| 0727XX N Taylor St | 9 | 8 | 2% |
| 0831XX Henry Ave | 9 | 3 | 2% |
| 0931XX Berkeley Dr | 9 | 1 | 2% |
| 1029XX N 25th St | 8 | 3 | 1% |
“Block” is the hundred-block as the police department publishes it (for example 20XX W Glenwood Ave), never an exact address. Only blocks with 5 or more violent incidents in the window are listed; the top 10 account for 20% of Allegheny West’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
Violent crime, month by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026| Month | Violent crimes in Allegheny West |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 50 |
| Nov 2025 | 53 |
| Dec 2025 | 38 |
| Jan 2026 | 46 |
| Feb 2026 | 29 |
| Mar 2026 | 39 |
| Apr 2026 | 35 |
| May 2026 | 47 |
| Jun 2026 | 52 |
| Jul 2026 | 41 |
| Aug 2026 | 55 |
| Sep 2026 | 54 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 484 | 3,691 | +62% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 51 | 389 | +84% |
| HomicideViolent | 4 | 31 | +163% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 230 | 1,754 | −24% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 198 | 1,510 | +80% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 137 | 1,045 | +19% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 85 | 648 | +10% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 74 | 564 | +106% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 58 | 442 | +209% |
| Drug offensesOther | 10 | 76 | −46% |
Source and dates
incidents_part1_part2- Source
- Philadelphia Police Department, via OpenDataPhilly (dataset incidents_part1_part2), aggregated by neighborhood
- Window
- October 2025 to September 2026 (12 months)
- Population
- 13,114 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Philadelphia, PA
- All neighborhoods
- Philadelphia neighborhoods by reported crime rate