Willingboro is a township of 33,100 in Burlington County, about 16 miles east of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Willingboro?
Property crime in Willingboro runs higher than in most US neighborhoods: a B+, with more property crime than the neighborhoods where 62% of Americans live. Theft makes up 51% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A-, and vehicle theft grades A.
B+
Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 743 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
38% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Willingboro as a whole, and 62% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Willingboro scores 743.
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 Willingboro, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Willingboro, 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 Willingboro
Car thefts are less common than in most cities graded B for property crime. Willingboro has 1.2 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a US city graded B for property crime, the figure is 2.9.
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Willingboro, 63% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Willingboro
Every part of Willingboro where people live grades A or B for property crime on the national scale. Property crime grades across Willingboro run from A to B.
100%
A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
1Country Club Ridge, southwestClose to the rest of Willingboro on most crimes.A-771
2Twin Hill Park, southClose to the rest of Willingboro on most crimes.B+769
3Buckingham Park, northThefts run about 40% lower here than in the rest of Willingboro.B+760
4Garfield Park East, eastThefts run about 40% higher here than in the rest of Willingboro.B+732
5Pennypacker Park, westClose to the rest of Willingboro on most crimes.B+705
6Somerset Park & Rittenhouse, northwestClose to the rest of Willingboro on most crimes.B+703
Neighborhood areas of Willingboro, ranked by property crime CrimeGrade™; beside each grade is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer). Each one combines several of the smaller areas on the map.
Is property crime going up in Willingboro?
Reported property crime in Willingboro has held about steady since 2019, within 2%. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts stayed at about 13 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). Property crime changed little from 2023 to 2024.
Property crime, change since 2019
WillingboroUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Willingboro. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Willingboro
Property, US
2016
+53%
+15%
2017
+32%
+12%
2018
+14%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-9%
-8%
2021
-14%
-10%
2022
+1%
-6%
2023
-8%
-7%
2024
-2%
-15%
Property crime rates and types in Willingboro
CrimeGrade™ estimates Willingboro has about 20 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 17% less than the US as a whole and close to New Jersey.
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 Willingboro, about 51% 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 Willingboro
Willingboro has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In Willingboro, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally. Car thefts happen most often at homes: 62% of them, against 33% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (62%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Homes (63%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Homes (62%)
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.
Property crime in Willingboro and nearby cities
Willingboro has more property crime than 7 of its 8 nearest cities. Moorestown and Hainesport have the least property crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Willingboro. 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, Willingboro has more property crime than 94% of them.
Shops, night lighting and walkability in Willingboro
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Willingboro apart: it has 4.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 20 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, yet theft runs higher here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.4.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% of US city residents
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 car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 61% of US city residents
Show all 6
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.1.3 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 67% 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.10% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 62% 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 Willingboro
Property crime costs Willingboro about $4.4 million a year, or $134 per resident and about $383 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
$550,000
$17
Theft
$1.7 million
$51
Vehicle theft
$600,000
$18
Arson
$50,000
$2
Vandalism
$1.5 million
$47
Total
$4.4 million
$134
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.
