East Falls is a neighborhood of 12,400 residents in Philadelphia, about 5 miles north of downtown · Updated November 2026
Is East Falls in Philadelphia safe?
Crime in East Falls is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 83% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than East Falls. Violent crime grades B and property crime D. Philadelphia as a whole grades F. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within East Falls run from B to F, so check the map below.
C+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 466 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
17% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than East Falls as a whole, and 83% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. East Falls scores 466.
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 East Falls, Philadelphia, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in East Falls in Philadelphia, 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 East Falls
Burglary is a strength. East Falls grades D for property crime, but burglary grades A-.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Philadelphia as a whole, 93% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
How East Falls compares within Philadelphia
Crime varies widely across East Falls: 21% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 37% in areas graded D or F. Grades across East Falls run from B to F; every part of East Falls has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 21%C 42%D or F 37%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
East Falls has less crime than 48 of the 64 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. It covers much of the Wynnefield, Morris Park, and Haddington-Carroll Park areas.
Crime rates and types in East Falls
CrimeGrade™ estimates East Falls has about 60 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 62% more than the US as a whole and 29% less than Philadelphia as a whole.
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 East Falls, about 43% 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 Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Police Department polices East Falls; these figures cover Philadelphia as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Philadelphia as a whole, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (66%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (96%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (93%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Vandalism
Streets and sidewalks (72%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Robbery
Streets and sidewalks (64%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Streets and sidewalks (52%)
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; they are over one in five for burglary, car theft, theft from cars, vandalism.
How East Falls compares with nearby neighborhoods
East Falls has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods; only Bala Cynwyd and Manayunk have less.
Two things set East Falls apart: it has 3.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 40 buses and trains an hour at the evening rush, where most Americans have none nearby. Places with few stores and restaurants tend to report less theft and car theft, yet theft and car theft run 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 and car theft.3.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 88% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.23% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 83% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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.B- (50 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 64% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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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 East Falls: C (36 of 100).40 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 83% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 East Falls
Crime costs East Falls about $1,336 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 11% more 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 $21 million a year, or $1,698 per resident.
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 East Falls 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
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 East Falls, Philadelphia, PA average a SchoolGrade of D: 37% of students test proficient, against 30% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in East Falls on SchoolGrade
