Newton Upper Falls is a city of 3,750 in Middlesex County, about 9 miles west of downtown Boston · Updated November 2026
Is Newton Upper Falls, MA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Newton Upper Falls: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 84% of Americans live. Violent crime grades better than property crime here, A+ against A. Every neighborhood in Newton Upper Falls grades A+.
A+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 946 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
84% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Newton Upper Falls as a whole, and 16% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Newton Upper Falls scores 946.
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 Newton Upper Falls, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Newton Upper Falls, 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 Newton Upper Falls
Thefts from cars happen at homes far more often than nationally. In Newton Upper Falls, 66% of reported thefts from cars happen at homes, against 34% nationally.
Crime rates and types in Newton Upper Falls
CrimeGrade™ estimates Newton Upper Falls has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 57% less than the US as a whole and 40% less than Massachusetts.
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 Newton Upper Falls, about 58% 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 Newton Upper Falls
The Newton Police Department polices Newton Upper Falls; these figures cover Newton as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Newton as a whole, 60% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (60%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Car theft
Homes (54%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Homes (66%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (47%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (61%)
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.
How Newton Upper Falls compares with nearby cities
Newton Upper Falls has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest cities.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Newton Upper Falls. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Newton Upper Falls is safer than 85% of them.
Two things set Newton Upper Falls apart: it has 36.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally, and 119 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. It also combines many jobs with busy transit: places with both tend to report more theft and robbery than places with only one of them, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.36.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.119 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 98% 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. 56% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.C (37 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 86% 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 Newton Upper Falls: C- (28 of 100).23 trips an hourUS: noneHigher 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
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.0% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 73% 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 Newton Upper Falls
Crime costs Newton Upper Falls about $375 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 69% 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 $1.2 million a year, or $322 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$36,000
$9
Rape
$35,000
$9
Robbery
$12,000
$3
Assault
$140,000
$38
Burglary
$22,000
$6
Theft
$180,000
$47
Vehicle theft
$30,000
$8
Arson
$1,400
under $1
Vandalism
$51,000
$14
Total
$510,000
$135
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 Newton Upper 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
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 Newton Upper Falls, MA average a SchoolGrade of A+: 74% of students test proficient, against 71% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Newton Upper Falls on SchoolGrade
