Crime in Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA
Nobility Hill Historic District is a neighborhood of 6,510 residents in Stoneham, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is Nobility Hill Historic District in Stoneham safe?
Yes. Most US neighborhoods have little crime, and Nobility Hill Historic District has less than most of them: its overall CrimeGrade™ is A, safer than the neighborhoods where 65% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Stoneham as a whole grades A. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 896 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
65% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Nobility Hill Historic District as a whole, and 35% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Nobility Hill Historic District scores 896.
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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Nobility Hill Historic District in Stoneham, 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 Nobility Hill Historic District
Thefts are uncommon. Nobility Hill Historic District has thefts at a small fraction of the US rate: 3.7 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
Crime rates and types in Nobility Hill Historic District
CrimeGrade™ estimates Nobility Hill Historic District has about 16 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 58% less than the US as a whole and close to Stoneham 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.
The largest share of crime reported in Nobility Hill Historic District is assault, about 39% 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.
Where and when crime happens in Stoneham
The Stoneham Police Department polices Nobility Hill Historic District; these figures cover Stoneham as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Stoneham as a whole, 46% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (46%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (41%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Nobility Hill Historic District compares with nearby neighborhoods
Nobility Hill Historic District has less crime than 6 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Nobility Hill Historic District. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Nobility Hill Historic District is safer than 94% of them.
Empty homes, tree cover and walkability in Nobility Hill Historic District
Two things set Nobility Hill Historic District apart: it has 2.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 16.7 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary runs higher here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.2.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 93% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.25% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 86% 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.C+ (46 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 60% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft and car theft.16.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 84% 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 Nobility Hill Historic District
Crime costs Nobility Hill Historic District about $424 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 65% 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 $3.7 million a year, or $561 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 Nobility Hill Historic District 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 Nobility Hill Historic District, Stoneham, MA average a SchoolGrade of A: 61% of students test proficient, against 58% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Nobility Hill Historic District on SchoolGrade
