Violent crime
5,879 per 100,000 residents, per year
211 reported in the last 12 months
+135% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
Crime in Belmont, Philadelphia
The violent crime rate in Belmont is 5,879 per 100,000 residents per year, 135% above Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 6 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
6,018 per 100,000 residents, per year
216 reported in the last 12 months
+23% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
12,120 per 100,000 residents, per year
435 reported in the last 12 months
+58% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 3,589 for Belmont. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Belmont sits in Philadelphia, and where incidents concentrate
rank 6 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.
Belmont is among the highest in the city: rank 6 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: Franklinville (6,066), Glenwood (6,034), Mill Creek (5,608), Haddington (5,492).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 018XX N 41st St | 21 | 14 | 10% |
| 028XX N 42nd St | 12 | 7 | 6% |
| 038XX N Holly St | 9 | 6 | 4% |
| 048XX Brooklyn St | 8 | 5 | 4% |
| 057XX N 41st St | 8 | 4 | 4% |
| 069XX N 43rd St | 8 | 3 | 4% |
| 0740XX Lancaster Ave | 7 | 10 | 3% |
| 0842XX W Girard Ave | 7 | 5 | 3% |
| 0940XX Ogden St | 6 | 7 | 3% |
| 1041XX Parrish St | 6 | 7 | 3% |
“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 44% of Belmont’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 Belmont |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 12 |
| Nov 2025 | 12 |
| Dec 2025 | 15 |
| Jan 2026 | 15 |
| Feb 2026 | 14 |
| Mar 2026 | 16 |
| Apr 2026 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 26 |
| Jun 2026 | 20 |
| Jul 2026 | 22 |
| Aug 2026 | 23 |
| Sep 2026 | 19 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 183 | 5,099 | +123% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 27 | 752 | +256% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 28 | +141% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 68 | 1,895 | −18% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 53 | 1,477 | +76% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 44 | 1,226 | +347% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 28 | 780 | −11% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 23 | 641 | +8% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 4 | 111 | −22% |
| Drug offensesOther | 4 | 111 | −21% |
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
- 3,589 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Philadelphia, PA
- All neighborhoods
- Philadelphia neighborhoods by reported crime rate