Crime in Eastwick, Philadelphia, PA

Eastwick is a neighborhood of 13,800 residents in Philadelphia, about 5 miles southwest of downtown · Updated November 2026

Is Eastwick in Philadelphia safe?

Eastwick is among the higher-crime places in the US: an overall CrimeGrade™ of F, with more crime than the neighborhoods where 92% of Americans live. Violent crime grades F and property crime D. Philadelphia as a whole grades F. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Eastwick run from A to F, so check the map below.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 76 of 1,000
Less safe than nearly all US neighborhoods What this means

8% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Eastwick as a whole, and 92% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Eastwick scores 76.

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.

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Violent crimeSafety score 0 of 1,000More violent crime than nearly all US neighborhoods
D
Property crimeSafety score 216 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Eastwick

Map of Eastwick shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
Click the map to explore
F D C B A+
Highest crime Safest
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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 Eastwick, Philadelphia, PA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Eastwick 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 Eastwick

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.

Car thefts and robberies both run high. In Eastwick, each runs at more than triple the US rate: 18.1 car thefts and 2.4 robberies a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 and 0.62 nationally.


How Eastwick compares within Philadelphia

High crime is widespread across Eastwick: 98% of residents live in areas graded D or F, and 2% in areas graded A or B. Grades across Eastwick run from A to F; 2% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.

A or B 2%D or F 98%

Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.

Eastwick has less crime than 39 of the 64 neighborhoods in Philadelphia. It covers much of the Cobbs Creek, Elmwood, and Belmont areas.


Crime rates and types in Eastwick

CrimeGrade™ estimates Eastwick has about 119 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about triple the rate for the US as a whole and 40% more 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 Eastwick, about 29% of everything reported.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderF40.300.05
RapeB70.480.38
RobberyC+332.40.62
AssaultC37126.912.3
Property crime
BurglaryB-644.62.4
TheftB-48435.013.1
Vehicle theftD+25018.12.7
ArsonF90.690.12
VandalismF41830.25.5

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 Eastwick; these figures cover Philadelphia as a whole, 2022 to 2024.

In Philadelphia as a whole, 66% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
BurglaryHomes (66%)Night (midnight to 6 am)
Car theftStreets and sidewalks (96%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Theft from carsStreets and sidewalks (93%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
VandalismStreets and sidewalks (72%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
RobberyStreets and sidewalks (64%)Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assaultStreets 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 Eastwick compares with nearby neighborhoods

Eastwick has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
EastwickF76FD13,800
Elmwood 1 mileF0FF27,600
Kingsessing 2 milesF0FF22,900
Briarcliffe 3 milesB+721B+B+6,610
Grays Ferry 3 milesF0FF15,200
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Cobbs Creek 3 milesF0D-F85,100
Marconi Plaza-Packer Park 3 milesA-802AB6,980
Girard Estates 4 milesD+231B-F16,300
Point Breeze-Philadelphia 4 milesF0FF24,900
Haddington 4 milesF0FF14,100
University City 4 milesB661A-C-3,880

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Eastwick. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Eastwick has more crime than 73% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
EastwickF76FD13,800
Bergen Beach, Brooklyn, NYA-822AB+13,900
Pawtucketville, Lowell, MAA-788A-B+13,800
Downtown Yonkers, Yonkers, NYB-593BC+13,800
Park Hills, Yonkers, NYB-591BC+13,900
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Ocean Beach, San Diego, CAB-569BC-13,800
North Berkeley, Berkeley, CAB-555A-F13,800
Armour Square, Chicago, ILC-354CD+13,800
North Shores, North Bay Village, FLC-323CD-13,900
Ballard, Seattle, WAD+298BF13,900
Windsor Park, Chicago, ILF0FF13,800

Parking lots, jobs and walkability in Eastwick

Two things set Eastwick apart: it has 5.6 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 138 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report more theft, and it runs high here.

Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 99% of residents of US city neighborhoods
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.138 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 92% 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. 52% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (36 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 51% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Bars and nightlifeBars, lounges, clubs and casinos. Places with more bars tend to report more assault and robbery.0.9 per 1,000 residentsUS: 0.6Higher than for 79% 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 Eastwick

Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Eastwick about $4,451 a year per household, more than triple 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 $85 million a year, or $6,114 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 Eastwick 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
  • The Philadelphia Police Department publishes its own crime data

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.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Eastwick

Schools in Eastwick, Philadelphia, PA average a SchoolGrade of F: 28% of students test proficient, against 28% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in Eastwick on SchoolGrade