The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Bradley Beach, NJ: Crime Maps and Statistics

C+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	C
Property Crime Grade	D+
Other Crime Grade	A

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$1.42 million

Cost of Crime™ for Bradley Beach, NJ

In 2025, crime will cost $648 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of Bradley Beach with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is Bradley Beach, NJ Safe?

The C+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where Bradley Beach's combined rate is about the same as the norm. Bradley Beach sits in the 50th percentile, ahead of 50% of cities and behind 50%. The grade covers only Bradley Beach's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in Bradley Beach is 23.90 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the east part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 30 in the north neighborhoods to 1 in 54 in the east.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of Bradley Beach, NJ report the most crime, about 21 cases per year. The southeast part reports the fewest, around 5 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in Bradley Beach, NJ

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in Bradley Beach for 2025 is $1,422,753, about $307 per resident and $648 per household. That equals 0.5% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 55.7%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 34.0%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 10.2%

How Much Does Crime Cost in Bradley Beach Compared to Other Cities?

Bradley Beach, NJ:	$307
Englewood Cliffs, NJ:	$567
Pine Lake Park, NJ:	$68
New Jersey:	$240
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in Bradley Beach is $307 per year, which is $158 less than the national average and $67 more than New Jersey's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to Bradley Beach:

In Englewood Cliffs, NJ, crime costs $567 per person, which is $261 more than in Bradley Beach.
In Pine Lake Park, NJ, crime costs $68 per person, which is $239 less than in Bradley Beach

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of Bradley Beach for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to Bradley Beach	Cost per Bradley Beach Resident
Murder	$267,816	$58
Rape/Sexual Assault	$71,739	$15
Robbery	$71,263	$15
Assault	$338,112	$73
Kidnapping	$4,563	$1
Vehicle Theft	$161,205	$35
Burglary	$72,176	$16
Theft	$322,752	$70
Arson	$6,595	$1
Vandalism	$50,965	$11
Animal Cruelty	$682	$0
Drug Crimes	$24,087	$5
Identity Theft	$30,798	$7
Total Cost of Crime	$1,422,753	$307

The Intangible Cost of Crime in Bradley Beach, NJ

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in Bradley Beach totals $2,244,114 ($484 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $3,666,867 ($790 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The west part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which Bradley Beach has 3, do the same, and of Bradley Beach's 4,639 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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Bradley Beach Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 Bradley Beach residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	2.538
Robbery	0.4884
Rape	0.2550
Murder	0.0307
Total Violent Crime	3.312 (C)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	13.43
Vehicle Theft	2.244
Burglary	1.715
Arson	0.0589
Total Property Crime	17.45 (D+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0162
Drug Crimes	0.7019
Vandalism	1.538
Identity Theft	0.8577
Animal Cruelty	0.0199
Total "Other" Rate	3.134 (A)

Individual Bradley Beach Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in Bradley Beach is similar. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to Bradley Beach.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Ocean Grove, NJ	B-	C	C-
Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ	C+	B-	D+
Neptune City, NJ	B	B-	C-
Shark River Hills, NJ	A	A+	B-
Loch Arbour, NJ	D-	D+	F
Neptune, NJ	B	B	C
Interlaken, NJ	A	A+	B
Lake Como, NJ	B+	A	C
Wanamassa, NJ	B-	A	D+
Allenhurst, NJ	C-	B-	D-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

Bradley Beach is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Lovelock, NV	F	F	F
Highland Beach, FL	A+	A	A
Ragland, AL	D	C-	C-
Whitehall, NY	C+	D	D
Constantine, MI	A-	D+	D+
South Russell, OH	A	A	A
Kaunakakai, HI	D-	D	D
Adams, TN	B+	B-	B-
Morley, MI	A	C-	C-
Livingston, AL	F	F	F

Considering only the crime rate, Bradley Beach is less safe than the New Jersey state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in Bradley Beach, NJ average SchoolGrade of D-, with 22% actual proficiency versus 25% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See Bradley Beach schools on SchoolGrade

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