Burglary per Capita in Berkeley Heights
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Berkeley Heights residents.
The map below shows burglary per 1,000 Berkeley Heights residents.
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Your yearly chance of being a victim of burglary in Berkeley Heights is about 1 in 978.
Burglary costs the average Berkeley Heights resident about $9 per year.
Crime Grade's burglary map shows the safest places in Berkeley Heights in green. The most dangerous areas in Berkeley Heights are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.
The A grade means the rate of burglary is much lower than the average US city. Berkeley Heights is in the 87th percentile for safety, meaning 13% of cities are safer and 87% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to Berkeley Heights's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.
The rate of burglary in Berkeley Heights is 1.022 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in Berkeley Heights generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.
Your chance of being a victim of burglary in Berkeley Heights may be as high as 1 in 544 in the northwest neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 1,523 in the west part of the city.
By a simple count ignoring population, more burglary occurs in the east parts of Berkeley Heights, NJ: about 2 per year. The west part of Berkeley Heights has fewer cases of burglary with only 0 in a typical year.
The chart below compares the burglary rate in Berkeley Heights to the New Jersey state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.
| Berkeley Heights, NJ: | 1.022 |
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| New Jersey: | 1.347 |
| USA: | 2.509 |
Considering only the burglary rate, Berkeley Heights is safer than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.
See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.
Burglary is projected to cost the residents of Berkeley Heights about $127,320 in 2025, or roughly $9 per resident. This is part of Berkeley Heights's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for Berkeley Heights, including every crime type and how Berkeley Heights compares to other cities.
Remember that burglary rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading Berkeley Heights's crime maps on the Berkeley Heights overall crime page.
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Nearby City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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A+ | A+ | A | A | |
A- | A+ | B- | A | |
C- | B+ | D | C | |
B+ | A | C+ | A- | |
A- | A+ | C+ | A | |
B- | A+ | D+ | A- | |
B+ | B+ | C | B | |
B+ | A+ | C+ | A- | |
A | A+ | B | A- | |
A | A+ | B- | A |
Berkeley Heights is lower versus other cities of the same size for burglary. The table below compares burglary in cities with comparable overall population.
Similar City | Overall Crime Grade | Violent Crime Grade | Property Crime Grade | Burglary Crime Grade |
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B+ | A | A | A- | |
B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ | |
C | A- | A- | B+ | |
B+ | B | B | A+ | |
D- | D | D | D- | |
D- | D | D | F | |
D- | D | D | D | |
A | A+ | A+ | A | |
C+ | B | B | B- | |
C | D | D | B |
Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Berkeley Heights, NJ average SchoolGrade of B+, with 52% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools meet expectations. See Berkeley Heights schools on SchoolGrade
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