The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Blackwood, NJ
Blackwood is a township of 39,800 in Camden County, about 13 miles southeast of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is Blackwood, NJ safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in Blackwood is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so Blackwood sits near the middle: 60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A against A-. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A to A-; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 877 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Blackwood as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Blackwood scores 877.
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 Blackwood, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Blackwood, 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 Blackwood
Thefts run high for an A-graded city. Blackwood has 16.2 thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of an A-graded US city, the figure is 8.3.
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Blackwood, 75% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Blackwood
Every part of Blackwood where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Blackwood run from A to A-; 89% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Blackwood, the southwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in Blackwood
CrimeGrade™ estimates Blackwood has about 28 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 26% less than the US as a whole and close to New Jersey.
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.
Theft is the most common crime in Blackwood, about 58% of everything reported, and it also accounts for 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.
Where and when crime happens in Blackwood
The Gloucester Township Police Department polices Blackwood; these figures cover Gloucester as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Gloucester as a whole, 45% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (45%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Homes (71%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (75%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (58%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Aggravated assault
Homes (80%)
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.
How Blackwood compares with nearby cities
Blackwood has less crime than 8 of its 9 nearest cities; only Sewell has less.
Night lighting, empty homes and walkability in Blackwood
One thing sets Blackwood apart: it has 3.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, and burglary and vandalism run low here.
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
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.3.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 81% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 68% 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.12.8 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 75% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.2 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 68% 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 Blackwood: D+ (19 of 100).4 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 63% 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 Blackwood
Crime costs Blackwood about $604 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 50% 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 $20 million a year, or $492 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$980,000
$25
Rape
$160,000
$4
Robbery
$260,000
$6
Assault
$2.4 million
$61
Burglary
$360,000
$9
Theft
$3.3 million
$83
Vehicle theft
$820,000
$21
Arson
$24,000
$1
Vandalism
$710,000
$18
Total
$9.0 million
$227
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 Blackwood 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 Blackwood, NJ average a SchoolGrade of D+: 35% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Blackwood on SchoolGrade
