Violent crime
2,559 per 100,000 residents, per year
809 reported in the last 12 months
+2% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Data through September 2026, Philadelphia Police Department
The violent crime rate in Overbrook is 2,559 per 100,000 residents per year, about the same as Philadelphia as a whole (2,506). It ranks 53 of 124 neighborhoods, where 1 is the highest rate.
Violent crime
2,559 per 100,000 residents, per year
809 reported in the last 12 months
+2% vs. Philadelphia (2,506)
Property crime
3,201 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,012 reported in the last 12 months
−34% vs. Philadelphia (4,883)
All reported
5,870 per 100,000 residents, per year
1,856 reported in the last 12 months
−24% vs. Philadelphia (7,674)
Rates use an estimated population (2020 Census blocks, scaled to today’s city total) of 31,619 for Overbrook. Small areas swing more month to month, so all rates here use a 12-month window ending September 2026.
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.
Overbrook is in the middle of the city’s range: rank 53 of 124. Nearby in the ranking: West Powelton (2,644), Wissinoming (2,583), East Kensington (2,371), Kensington, Old (2,221).
| Block | Violent | Property | Share of area’s violent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0165XX Lansdowne Ave | 21 | 6 | 3% |
| 0261XX W Oxford St | 20 | 13 | 2% |
| 0356XX Lancaster Ave | 15 | 72 | 2% |
| 0416XX N 54th St | 14 | 2 | 2% |
| 0517XX N 62nd St | 11 | 7 | 1% |
| 0677XX City Ave | 10 | 47 | 1% |
| 0776XX City Ave | 10 | 33 | 1% |
| 089XX N 66th St | 10 | 8 | 1% |
| 0975XX Brentwood Rd | 10 | 6 | 1% |
| 1075XX Woodbine Ave | 10 | 4 | 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 16% of Overbrook’s violent incidents. These are the numbered marks on the map above; hover a row to find it.
| Month | Violent crimes in Overbrook |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 76 |
| Nov 2025 | 63 |
| Dec 2025 | 55 |
| Jan 2026 | 68 |
| Feb 2026 | 66 |
| Mar 2026 | 64 |
| Apr 2026 | 73 |
| May 2026 | 91 |
| Jun 2026 | 60 |
| Jul 2026 | 68 |
| Aug 2026 | 65 |
| Sep 2026 | 60 |
| Offense | Reported | Per 100k, per year | vs. Philadelphia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assault and batteryViolent | 776 | 2,454 | +7% |
| RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent | 32 | 101 | −52% |
| HomicideViolent | 1 | 3.2 | −73% |
| TheftShoplifting, pickpocketing and other theft without force or entryProperty | 335 | 1,059 | −54% |
| Vehicle theftProperty | 259 | 819 | −7% |
| Property damage and arsonProperty | 220 | 696 | −17% |
| Theft from vehiclesItems or parts taken from a vehicle, break-ins includedProperty | 133 | 421 | −29% |
| BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty | 65 | 206 | −25% |
| Weapons offensesOther | 28 | 89 | −38% |
| Drug offensesOther | 7 | 22 | −84% |