The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Colts Neck, NJ
Colts Neck is a township of 10,100 in Monmouth County, about 35 miles south of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Colts Neck, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Colts Neck: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 93% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Colts Neck grades A+.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 969 of 1,000Safer than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
93% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Colts Neck as a whole, and 7% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Colts Neck scores 969.
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 Colts Neck, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Colts Neck, 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 Colts Neck
Thefts are uncommon. Colts Neck has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.8 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Colts Neck
Every part of Colts Neck where people live grades A or B on the national scale.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Colts Neck, the northwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in Colts Neck?
Reported property crime in Colts Neck has risen 14% since 2019. Too few violent crimes are reported here each year for a reliable violent crime trend. Burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts went from about 5.9 to 6.7 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 17%.
Property crime, change since 2019
Colts NeckUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Colts Neck. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Colts Neck
Property, US
2016
+6%
+15%
2017
-14%
+12%
2018
-12%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
+59%
-8%
2021
+80%
-10%
2022
+31%
-6%
2023
+38%
-7%
2024
+14%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Colts Neck
CrimeGrade™ estimates Colts Neck has about 11 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 71% less than the US as a whole and 61% less than 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Colts Neck is theft, about 45% 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.
The Colts Neck Township Police Department reports to the FBI in a format that leaves out vandalism, so CrimeGrade™ makes its own vandalism estimate.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Colts Neck compares with nearby cities
Colts Neck has the least crime of its 7 nearest cities.
Walkability, density and empty homes in Colts Neck
Two things set Colts Neck apart: it has a Walk Grade of F (1 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 2.1% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and assault, and they run low 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 and assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (1 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 98% 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.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% 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.2.1% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 95% of US city residents
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Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.3.0 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 85% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.7.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 77% 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.75% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 75% 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 Colts Neck
Crime costs Colts Neck about $298 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 75% 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 $2.4 million a year, or $234 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$130,000
$13
Rape
$43,000
$4
Robbery
$21,000
$2
Assault
$190,000
$19
Burglary
$130,000
$13
Theft
$250,000
$25
Vehicle theft
$85,000
$8
Arson
$8,200
$1
Vandalism
$140,000
$14
Total
$1,000,000
$99
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 Colts Neck 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 Colts Neck, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A: 56% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Colts Neck on SchoolGrade
