The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Lansdowne, PA
Lansdowne is a borough of 15,400 in Delaware County, about 6 miles west of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is Lansdowne, PA safe?
Crime in Lansdowne is high by national standards, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of C+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 82% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than Lansdowne. Violent and property crime both grade C+ here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Lansdowne run from B+ to D, so check the map below.
C+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 507 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
18% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Lansdowne as a whole, and 82% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Lansdowne scores 507.
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 Lansdowne, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Lansdowne, 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 Lansdowne
Aggravated assaults are less common than in most C-graded cities. Lansdowne has 1.0 aggravated assaults a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a C-graded US city, the figure is 4.1.
Burglary is a strength. Lansdowne grades C+ for property crime, but burglary grades A, better than in the neighborhoods where 61% of Americans live.
The safest and least safe parts of Lansdowne
Most of Lansdowne grades well: 63% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and 12% in areas graded D or F. Grades across Lansdowne run from B+ to D; every part of Lansdowne has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
63%25%12%
A or B 63%C 25%D or F 12%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within Lansdowne, the south side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Is crime going up in Lansdowne?
Reported property crime in Lansdowne has fallen 31% 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 23 to 16 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 33%.
Property crime, change since 2019
LansdowneUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves Lansdowne. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, Lansdowne
Property, US
2016
+15%
+15%
2017
-2%
+12%
2018
-3%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-12%
-8%
2021
-1%
-10%
2022
+20%
-6%
2023
+3%
-7%
2024
-31%
-15%
Crime rates and types in Lansdowne
CrimeGrade™ estimates Lansdowne has about 36 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 25% more 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.
Theft is the most common crime in Lansdowne, about 52% of everything reported.
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 Lansdowne compares with nearby cities
Lansdowne has less crime than 7 of its 10 nearest cities.
Walkability, parking lots and night lighting in Lansdowne
Two things set Lansdowne apart: it has a Walk Grade of B- (54 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole, and 0.4 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally. Very walkable places tend to report more theft and assault, and theft runs high 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.B- (54 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 93% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 92% 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.100% where people liveUS: 78%Higher than for 92% 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 Lansdowne: C (32 of 100).17 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 90% 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.65% of residentsUS: 24%Higher than for 89% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.20 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 87% 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 Lansdowne
Crime costs Lansdowne about $1,113 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 8% 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 $28 million a year, or $1,825 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$2.9 million
$190
Rape
$100,000
$7
Robbery
$440,000
$28
Assault
$910,000
$59
Burglary
$140,000
$9
Theft
$1.5 million
$96
Vehicle theft
$790,000
$52
Arson
$17,000
$1
Vandalism
$680,000
$44
Total
$7.5 million
$487
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 Lansdowne 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 Lansdowne, PA average a SchoolGrade of F: 22% of students test proficient, against 27% projected for schools like them. Overall, they don't meet expectations. See schools in Lansdowne on SchoolGrade
