Stratford is a town of 52,800 in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, about 3 miles northeast of downtown Bridgeport · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Stratford?
Property crime in Stratford runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 64% of Americans live. Theft makes up 62% 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 720 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
36% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Stratford as a whole, and 64% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Stratford scores 720.
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 Stratford, CT at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Stratford, 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 Stratford
Burglaries are less common than in most cities graded B for property crime. Stratford has 1.2 burglaries a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded B for property crime, the figure is 2.7.
Car thefts happen in the morning far more often than nationally. In Stratford, 47% of reported car thefts happen in the morning (6 am to noon), against 23% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Stratford
Low property crime is the norm across Stratford: 78% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 7% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Stratford run from A to F.
78%15%
A or B 78%C 15%D or F 7%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Is property crime going up in Stratford?
Reported property crime in Stratford has risen 17% since 2019. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 17 to 19 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
StratfordUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Stratford. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Stratford
Property, US
2016
+33%
+15%
2017
+29%
+12%
2018
+25%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+7%
-8%
2021
+5%
-10%
2022
+11%
-6%
2023
+16%
-7%
2024
+17%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Stratford
CrimeGrade™ estimates Stratford has about 25 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 5% more than the US as a whole and 32% 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.
Theft is the most common property crime in Stratford, about 62% 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 Stratford
Stratford has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Stratford, 43% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (43%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (32%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (40%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (32%)
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 Stratford and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Stratford, 8 have less property crime. Easton and Shelton have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Stratford. 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, Stratford has more property crime than 74% of them.
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, one sets Stratford apart: it has 4.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet vandalism runs higher here than that would suggest.
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. 66% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C- (26 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 72% 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 Stratford: D+ (19 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 66% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.49 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 61% 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
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 60% 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 Stratford
Property crime costs Stratford about $9.2 million a year, or $174 per resident and about $451 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
$560,000
$11
Theft
$4.2 million
$80
Vehicle theft
$2.4 million
$45
Arson
$78,000
$1
Vandalism
$2.0 million
$37
Total
$9.2 million
$174
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.
