North Brookline, Brookline, MA Property Crime Rates and Maps
North Brookline is a neighborhood of 7,230 residents in Brookline, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in North Brookline?
North Brookline earns an A- for property crime, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 58% of Americans live. Theft makes up 75% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades B+. Brookline as a whole grades A- for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 771 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
42% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than North Brookline as a whole, and 58% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Brookline scores 771.
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 North Brookline, Brookline, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Brookline in Brookline, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
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Property crime rates and types in North Brookline
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Brookline has about 17 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 27% less than the US as a whole and 31% more than Brookline as a whole.
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 North Brookline, about 75% of the total, followed by vandalism and burglary.
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 Brookline
The Brookline Police Department polices North Brookline; these figures cover Brookline as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Brookline as a whole, 15% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at other places: 61% of them, against 6% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Other places (82%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Car theft
Other places (61%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Other places (56%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Other places (72%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
Property crime in North Brookline and nearby neighborhoods
North Brookline has less property crime than 7 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Brookline. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, North Brookline is safer than 91% of them.
Walkability, transit and parking lots in North Brookline
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set North Brookline apart: it has a Walk Grade of A (84 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 43 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.
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. 94% of residents here live in walkable areas.A (84 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for North Brookline: C+ (41 of 100).43 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 80% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 North Brookline
Property crime costs North Brookline about $760,000 a year, or $105 per resident and about $241 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 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.
