The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lafayette Hill, PA
Lafayette Hill is a township of 11,200 in Montgomery County, about 11 miles northwest of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is Lafayette Hill, PA safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Lafayette Hill has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 82% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Every neighborhood in Lafayette Hill grades A+.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 940 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lafayette Hill as a whole, and 18% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lafayette Hill scores 940.
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 Lafayette Hill, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lafayette Hill, 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 Lafayette Hill
Thefts are uncommon. Lafayette Hill has thefts at less than half the US rate: 4.5 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of Lafayette Hill
Every part of Lafayette Hill 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 Lafayette Hill, the northeast side has the least crime and the west side the most.
Crime rates and types in Lafayette Hill
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lafayette Hill has about 8.4 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 77% less than the US as a whole and 71% less than Pennsylvania.
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 Lafayette Hill is theft, about 53% 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.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
How Lafayette Hill compares with nearby cities
Lafayette Hill has less crime than 8 of its 10 nearest cities; only Fort Washington and Gladwyne have less.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in Lafayette Hill
Two things set Lafayette Hill apart: it has 5.3 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (8 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less theft, and it runs 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
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.5.3 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 91% 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. 98% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (8 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 85% of US city residents
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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 Lafayette Hill: D+ (23 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 80% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.9 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 78% 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.3.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 76% 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 Lafayette Hill
Crime costs Lafayette Hill about $213 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 82% 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 $2.5 million a year, or $226 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$180,000
$16
Rape
$30,000
$3
Robbery
$12,000
$1
Assault
$150,000
$13
Burglary
$29,000
$3
Theft
$260,000
$23
Vehicle theft
$140,000
$12
Arson
$7,000
$1
Vandalism
$130,000
$12
Total
$930,000
$83
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 Lafayette Hill 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. Lafayette Hill is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Lafayette Hill, PA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 71% of students test proficient, against 67% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Lafayette Hill on SchoolGrade
