Violent crime
2,371 per 100,000 residents, per year
152 reported in the last 12 months
−5% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
Crime in East Kensington, Philadelphia
The violent crime rate in East Kensington is 2,371 per 100,000 residents per year, 5% below Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 54 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,004 per 100,000 residents, per year
449 reported in the last 12 months
+43% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
9,764 per 100,000 residents, per year
626 reported in the last 12 months
+27% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 6,411 for East Kensington. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where East Kensington sits in Philadelphia, and where incidents concentrate
rank 54 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.
East Kensington is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 54 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: Wissinoming (2,583), Overbrook (2,559), Kensington, Old (2,221), Tacony (2,211).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0120XX E Cumberland St | 9 | 3 | 6% |
| 0224XX Frankford Ave | 8 | 15 | 5% |
| 0320XX E Lehigh Ave | 8 | 9 | 5% |
| 0425XX Frankford Ave | 7 | 18 | 5% |
| 0526XX Coral St | 7 | 9 | 5% |
| 0624XX Kensington Ave | 7 | 6 | 5% |
| 0719XX E Boston St | 6 | 9 | 4% |
| 0824XX Emerald St | 6 | 8 | 4% |
| 0925XX Jasper St | 5 | 7 | 3% |
| 1026XX Frankford Ave | 5 | 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 45% of East Kensington’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 East Kensington |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 24 |
| Nov 2025 | 21 |
| Dec 2025 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 18 |
| Feb 2026 | 9 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 |
| Apr 2026 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 5 |
| Jun 2026 | 11 |
| Jul 2026 | 10 |
| Aug 2026 | 13 |
| Sep 2026 | 10 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 132 | 2,059 | −10% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 19 | 296 | +40% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 16 | +35% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 140 | 2,184 | −5% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 122 | 1,903 | +117% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 84 | 1,310 | +121% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 69 | 1,076 | +28% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 34 | 530 | +93% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 13 | 203 | +41% |
| Drug offensesOther | 12 | 187 | +33% |
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
- 6,411 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Philadelphia, PA
- All neighborhoods
- Philadelphia neighborhoods by reported crime rate