Violent crime
6,034 per 100,000 residents, per year
232 reported in the last 12 months
+141% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
Crime in Glenwood, Philadelphia
The violent crime rate in Glenwood is 6,034 per 100,000 residents per year, 141% above Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 5 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
The numbers
12 months to Sep 2026Property crime
7,906 per 100,000 residents, per year
304 reported in the last 12 months
+62% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
14,668 per 100,000 residents, per year
564 reported in the last 12 months
+91% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 3,845 for Glenwood. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
Where Glenwood sits in Philadelphia, and where incidents concentrate
rank 5 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.
Glenwood is among the highest in the city: rank 5 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: Tioga (6,237), Franklinville (6,066), Belmont (5,879), Mill Creek (5,608).
Blocks with the most violent incidents
12 months to Sep 2026| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0121XX W Lehigh Ave | 13 | 14 | 6% |
| 0227XX N 19th St | 10 | 1 | 4% |
| 0329XX N Broad St | 8 | 65 | 3% |
| 0430XX N 21st St | 8 | 4 | 3% |
| 0515XX W Allegheny Ave | 8 | 3 | 3% |
| 0621XX W Somerset St | 7 | 10 | 3% |
| 0728XX N Lambert St | 7 | 9 | 3% |
| 0830XX N Sydenham St | 7 | 6 | 3% |
| 0931XX N 15th St | 7 | 5 | 3% |
| 1021XX W Cambria St | 7 | 3 | 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 35% of Glenwood’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 Glenwood |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 18 |
| Nov 2025 | 17 |
| Dec 2025 | 21 |
| Jan 2026 | 20 |
| Feb 2026 | 10 |
| Mar 2026 | 12 |
| Apr 2026 | 19 |
| May 2026 | 25 |
| Jun 2026 | 29 |
| Jul 2026 | 19 |
| Aug 2026 | 16 |
| Sep 2026 | 26 |
Reported crime by type
last 12 months| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 211 | 5,488 | +140% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 21 | 546 | +159% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 122 | 3,173 | +38% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 79 | 2,055 | +145% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 57 | 1,482 | +69% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 28 | 728 | +165% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 18 | 468 | −21% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 27 | 702 | +390% |
| Drug offensesOther | 1 | 26 | −82% |
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
- 3,845 residents, estimated from 2020 Census blocks
- City page
- Crime in Philadelphia, PA
- All neighborhoods
- Philadelphia neighborhoods by reported crime rate