Robinvale, Metuchen, NJ Property Crime Rates and Maps

Robinvale is a neighborhood of 4,860 residents in Metuchen, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in Robinvale?

Robinvale earns an A for property crime, safer than the neighborhoods where 59% 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 A. Metuchen as a whole grades A for property crime.

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Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 864 of 1,000
About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood What this means

59% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Robinvale as a whole, and 41% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Robinvale scores 864.

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.

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Overall crimeSafety score 918 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoods
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Violent crimeSafety score 948 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of Robinvale

Map of Robinvale shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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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 Robinvale, Metuchen, NJ at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Robinvale in Metuchen, 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 Robinvale

Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Metuchen as a whole, 62% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.


Property crime rates and types in Robinvale

CrimeGrade™ estimates Robinvale has about 9.1 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 62% less than the US as a whole and 19% less than Metuchen 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 Robinvale, about 75% of the total, followed by burglary and vandalism.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA50.942.4
TheftB+336.913.1
Vehicle theftA30.582.7
ArsonA+under 10.010.12
VandalismA+30.715.5

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 Metuchen

The Metuchen Police Department polices Robinvale; these figures cover Metuchen as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Metuchen as a whole, 52% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (52%)Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from carsHomes (62%)Morning (6 am to noon)
VandalismHomes (45%)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 Robinvale and nearby neighborhoods

Robinvale has the least property crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
RobinvaleA864A4,860
Bonhamtown 2 milesA-779A3,870
Bridgeton 4 milesB+734A-7,670
Presidents Park 6 milesB+743A-2,850
Townelake 6 milesB+759A-4,480
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Van Wyck Brooks Historic District 6 milesB-609B3,910
Crescent Area Historic District 6 milesD+273C+3,180
Tottenville 6 milesB+736B+16,000
Washington Park Historic District 7 milesC426B-3,370
Charleston 7 milesA-831A-3,470
La Mer 7 milesB+735A-6,690

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Robinvale. 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, Robinvale is safer than 91% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
RobinvaleA864A4,860
Dam Neck Naval Air Station, Virginia Beach, VAA876A4,870
Liberia, Hollywood, FLC+513C-4,870
Arlington, Jacksonville, FLC422C-4,860
Ventura, San Antonio, TXC-325C4,850
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Melrose Park, Fort Lauderdale, FLD-130D+4,860
Oak Hills, San Antonio, TXF69D4,860
Stephens, Little Rock, ARF0F4,880
Center Bluff, Peoria, ILF0F4,870
Victory, Minneapolis, MNF0F4,860
Yorkshire Woods, Detroit, MIF0F4,880

Empty homes, density and walkability in Robinvale

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Robinvale apart: it has 1.9% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson.

Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.9% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% 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.27% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 73% 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.C+ (40 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 56% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 72% 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 Robinvale

Property crime costs Robinvale about $280,000 a year, or $58 per resident and about $168 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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