The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Ambridge, PA
Ambridge is a borough of 10,300 in Beaver County, about 16 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh · Updated November 2026
Is Ambridge, PA safe?
Crime in Ambridge is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Ambridge. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A against B-. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Ambridge run from A+ to C+, so check the map below.
B
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 685 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
29% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Ambridge as a whole, and 71% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Ambridge scores 685.
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 crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime 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 Ambridge, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Ambridge, 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 in Ambridge
Aggravated assault stands out among B-graded cities. For the typical resident of a B-graded US city, the figure is 3.1 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; Ambridge has 9.2.
The safest and least safe parts of Ambridge
Low crime is the norm across Ambridge: 83% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across Ambridge run from A+ to C+; 33% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
83%17%
A or B 83%C 17%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Ambridge, the northeast side has the least crime and the south side the most.
Is crime going up in Ambridge?
Since 2019, reported property crime in Ambridge is down 46%, while violent crime has held about steady. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 15 to 14 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 24 to 13 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime rose 19% and property crime fell 29%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
AmbridgeUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Ambridge. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Ambridge
Violent, US
Property, Ambridge
Property, US
2016
-10%
+4%
+48%
+15%
2017
+2%
+4%
+81%
+12%
2018
-12%
+0%
+15%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-3%
+4%
-27%
-8%
2021
-8%
+6%
-25%
-10%
2022
-9%
+5%
-18%
-6%
2023
-24%
+2%
-24%
-7%
2024
-10%
-4%
-46%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Ambridge
CrimeGrade™ estimates Ambridge has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 10% less than the US as a whole and 17% more than Pennsylvania.
Overall crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.
The largest share of crime reported in Ambridge is assault, about 54% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.
Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. 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.
How Ambridge compares with nearby cities
Of the 8 cities closest to Ambridge, 7 have less crime. Bell Acres and Edgeworth have the least.
Two things set Ambridge apart: it has 12.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of C+ (45 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson, and vandalism runs high here.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.12.2% of homesUS: 7.1%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 and assault.C+ (45 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 90% of US city residents
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.44% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 80% of US city residents
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.6 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 74% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Ambridge: D+ (24 of 100).5 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 72% 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 crime costs Ambridge
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Ambridge about $1,139 a year per household, 5% less than the US figure of $1,205.
Cost of crime per resident, per year
Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $23 million a year, or $2,195 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$700,000
$68
Rape
$190,000
$19
Robbery
$61,000
$6
Assault
$3.4 million
$328
Burglary
$70,000
$7
Theft
$450,000
$44
Vehicle theft
$120,000
$12
Arson
$12,000
$1
Vandalism
$340,000
$34
Total
$5.3 million
$517
How CrimeGrade™ works
A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Ambridge means the same as a B anywhere else.
CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.
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.
Schools in Ambridge, PA average a SchoolGrade of B-: 52% of students test proficient, against 54% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Ambridge on SchoolGrade
