North Central, Philadelphia, PA Property Crime Rates and Maps
North Central is a neighborhood of 27,900 residents in Philadelphia, about 2 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in North Central?
North Central grades F for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 98% of Americans live. Theft makes up 54% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades C, and vehicle theft grades F. Philadelphia as a whole grades F for property crime.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 0 of 1,000More property crime than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
2% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than North Central as a whole, and 98% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North Central scores 0.
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 Central, Philadelphia, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North Central in Philadelphia, 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 North Central
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Philadelphia as a whole, 93% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
Car thefts and acts of vandalism both run high. In North Central, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 12.1 car thefts and 19.7 acts of vandalism a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 5.5 nationally.
How North Central compares within Philadelphia
Every part of North Central grades D or F for property crime on the national scale.
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Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
North Central has less property crime than 6 of the 64 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. It covers much of the North Central, Hunting Park, and Tioga-Nicetown areas.
Property crime rates and types in North Central
CrimeGrade™ estimates North Central has about 83 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and 36% more than Philadelphia 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 Central, about 54% 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 Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Police Department polices North Central; these figures cover Philadelphia as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Philadelphia as a whole, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often on streets and sidewalks: 96% of them, against 27% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (96%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (93%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (72%)
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; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism.
Property crime in North Central and nearby neighborhoods
Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to North Central, 9 have less property crime. Spring Garden and Fishtown have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from North Central. 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 Central has more property crime than 97% of them.
Empty homes, density and walkability in North Central
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set North Central apart: it has 15.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 97% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and they run high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.15.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 94% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more car theft.97% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 85% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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. 90% of residents here live in walkable areas.A (81 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 84% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.4.2 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% 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 Central
Property crime costs North Central about $17 million a year, or $621 per resident and about $1,668 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
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.
