West Ward, Easton, PA Property Crime Rates and Maps

West Ward is a neighborhood of 12,400 residents in Easton, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is property crime in West Ward?

Property crime is high in West Ward: a B-, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 75% of Americans live. Theft makes up 54% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A+, and vehicle theft grades C-. Easton as a whole grades A for property crime.

B-
Property crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 578 of 1,000
More property crime than most US neighborhoods What this means

25% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than West Ward as a whole, and 75% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Ward scores 578.

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.

B+
Overall crimeSafety score 698 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoods
B+
Violent crimeSafety score 768 of 1,000More violent crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Property crime map of West Ward

Map of West Ward shaded by property crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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F D C B A+
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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 West Ward, Easton, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Ward in Easton, 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 West Ward

Crime per resident runs lower than the grade suggests. Few people come to West Ward to work or shop: it has only 18 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. With few visitors, its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests. The CrimeGrade™ weighs each crime against the people, homes and parked cars actually here.


How West Ward compares within Easton

Property crime changes a lot from one part of West Ward to the next: 58% of residents live in areas graded A or B, while 32% live in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across West Ward run from A- to D.

A or B 58%C 10%D or F 32%

Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

West Ward has less property crime than 0 of the 4 neighborhoods in Easton. It covers much of the West Ward area.


Property crime rates and types in West Ward

CrimeGrade™ estimates West Ward has about 14 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 42% less than the US as a whole and close to Easton 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 West Ward, about 54% of the total, followed by vandalism and vehicle theft.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
BurglaryA+60.482.4
TheftC+947.513.1
Vehicle theftC-211.72.7
ArsonAunder 10.070.12
VandalismB+514.15.5

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.


Property crime in West Ward and nearby neighborhoods

West Ward has the most property crime of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
West WardB-578B+12,400
Southside 1 mileB+726A-10,300
College Hill 1 mileA-820A5,990
North End 2 milesB682B+3,230
Firthtown 2 milesB691B+5,650
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Palmer Heights 2 milesA879A3,150
Middletown 6 milesA869A7,990
South Side 9 milesB+735B6,590
Sayre Park 10 milesB+720B+7,770
West Bethlehem 10 milesB+729B+8,380
Rittersville 12 milesB692B+3,570

Nearest first, with each place's distance from West Ward. 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, West Ward is safer than 77% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlacePropertyOverallResidents
West WardB-578B+12,400
Squirrel Hill North, Pittsburgh, PAB631A-12,400
Egger Highlands, San Diego, CAB-556B-12,400
South Semoran, Orlando, FLB-544B-12,500
Downtown Chula Vista, Chula Vista, CAC+517C+12,500
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PlacePropertyOverallResidents
Allison Hill, Harrisburg, PAD186F12,500
Overtown, Miami, FLD170C-12,500
East Falls, Philadelphia, PAD158C+12,400
Nevin, Los Angeles, CAF0F12,500
Eastside Santa Ana, Santa Ana, CAF0D12,400
Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, NYF0F12,500

Walkability, parking lots and density in West Ward

Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set West Ward apart: it has a Walk Grade of A- (73 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 0.3 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Very walkable places 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. 72% of residents here live in walkable areas.A- (73 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 79% 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.0.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 75% 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.90% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 75% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.18 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% 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 West Ward

Property crime costs West Ward about $1.2 million a year, or $100 per resident and about $300 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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