New London is a city of 27,700 in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, about 12 miles south of downtown Norwich · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in New London?
Property crime in New London runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 68% of Americans live. Theft makes up 38% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades B+.
B
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 684 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
32% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than New London as a whole, and 68% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. New London scores 684.
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 New London, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in New London, 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 New London
Car thefts happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In New London, 43% of reported car thefts happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in New London
Low property crime is the norm across New London: 75% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 4% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across New London run from A to D+.
75%21%
A or B 75%C 21%D or F 4%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in New London?
Reported property crime in New London has fallen 19% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 17 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
New LondonUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves New London. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, New London
Property, US
2016
+61%
+15%
2017
+61%
+12%
2018
+22%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+12%
-8%
2021
+8%
-10%
2022
+3%
-6%
2023
-10%
-7%
2024
-19%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in New London
CrimeGrade™ estimates New London has about 27 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 15% more than the US as a whole and 45% more than Connecticut.
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.
Vandalism is the most common property crime in New London, about 48% of the total, followed by theft 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.
The New London Police Department's 2024 count of vandalism fell far below its usual level, a sign of a reporting break, so CrimeGrade™ used the department's earlier years instead.
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 New London
New London has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In New London, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (50%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (38%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in New London and nearby cities
New London has the most property crime of its 6 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from New London. 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, New London is safer than 56% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set New London apart: it has a Walk Grade of C+ (44 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 51% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more theft; here theft sits near the national middle.
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.C+ (44 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 89% 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.51% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 83% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 76% 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.99% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 68% 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 New London: D+ (21 of 100).3 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 62% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.5 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 58% 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 New London
Property crime costs New London about $5.4 million a year, or $197 per resident and about $509 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
$400,000
$15
Theft
$1.5 million
$53
Vehicle theft
$1.0 million
$36
Arson
$16,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.6 million
$93
Total
$5.4 million
$197
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.
