Burlington is a township of 34,400 in Burlington County, about 19 miles northeast of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Burlington?
Property crime in Burlington sits near the national middle: an A-, safer than the neighborhoods where 52% of Americans live. Theft makes up 61% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades A.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 835 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
52% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Burlington as a whole, and 48% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Burlington scores 835.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Burlington, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Burlington, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Burlington
One part of Burlington stands out for theft. Thefts in Columbus Park, Historic Yorkshire & New Yorkshire, in north Burlington, run at more than double the rate in the rest of the city.
Burglaries happen at night far more often than nationally. In Burlington, 43% of reported burglaries happen at night (midnight to 6 am), against 21% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Burlington
Low property crime is the norm across Burlington: 91% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Property crime grades across Burlington run from A+ to C+.
91%
A or B 91%C 9%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Stevens, northeastThefts run at less than half the rate in the rest of Burlington.A921
2Sylvan Lakes, southThefts run at about half the rate in the rest of Burlington.A896
3Town Estates & Bienvenue, southwestActs of vandalism run at about half the rate in the rest of Burlington.A-844
4Historic London, northwestThefts run about 70% higher here than in the rest of Burlington.B+693
5East Farnerville, centralThefts run at about double the rate in the rest of Burlington.B692
6Columbus Park, Historic Yorkshire & New Yorkshire, northActs of vandalism run at more than double the rate in the rest of Burlington.B681
Neighborhood areas of Burlington, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Burlington?
Reported property crime in Burlington has fallen 19% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 12 to 9.4 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 11%.
Property crime, change since 2019
BurlingtonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Burlington. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Burlington
Property, US
2016
+31%
+15%
2017
+18%
+12%
2018
+6%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+5%
-8%
2021
-16%
-10%
2022
-15%
-6%
2023
-8%
-7%
2024
-19%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Burlington
CrimeGrade™ estimates Burlington has about 18 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% less than the US as a whole and close to New Jersey.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Theft is the most common property crime in Burlington, about 61% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Where and when property crime happens in Burlington
Burlington has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
Car thefts happen most often at stores and businesses: 36% of them, against 10% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (31%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Stores and businesses (36%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in Burlington and nearby cities
Burlington has less property crime than 5 of its 7 nearest cities; only Florence and Roebling have less.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Burlington. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Burlington is safer than 55% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Burlington apart: it has 3.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 86% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.61 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 77% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 84% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (17 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 52% of US city residents
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 70% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Burlington: D (14 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.23% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 61% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Burlington
Property crime costs Burlington about $4.3 million a year, or $125 per resident and about $346 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$490,000
$14
Theft
$2.0 million
$57
Vehicle theft
$850,000
$25
Arson
$21,000
$1
Vandalism
$960,000
$28
Total
$4.3 million
$125
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
