North End is a neighborhood of 10,700 residents in Fall River, close to downtown · Updated November 2026
Is North End in Fall River safe?
Crime in North End is moderate, with an overall CrimeGrade™ of B+. Most US neighborhoods have little crime: 66% of Americans live in neighborhoods with less crime than North End. Violent and property crime both grade B+ here. Fall River as a whole grades B. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within North End run from A- to C, so check the map below.
B+
Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 732 of 1,000Less safe than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
34% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than North End as a whole, and 66% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. North End scores 732.
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 North End, Fall River, MA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in North End in Fall River, 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 North End
Car thefts are less common than in most B-graded neighborhoods. North End has 1.2 car thefts a year per 1,000 residents; for the typical resident of a B-graded US neighborhood, the figure is 3.3.
Thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks far more often than nationally. In Fall River as a whole, 42% of reported thefts from cars happen on streets and sidewalks, against 18% nationally.
How North End compares within Fall River
Most of North End grades well: 83% of residents live in areas graded A or B, and the rest in areas graded C. Grades across North End run from A- to C; every part of North End has more crime than the typical US neighborhood.
83%17%
A or B 83%C 17%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
North End has less crime than 5 of the 8 neighborhoods in Fall River. It covers much of the North End area and the Highlands-Providence and Steep Brook areas.
Is crime going up in Fall River?
Since 2019, reported violent crime in Fall River as a whole is down 13% and property crime is up 17%. Murders, rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults went from about 8.7 to 7.6 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 3.7); burglaries, thefts and vehicle thefts from about 12 to 14 (US: 18). In 2024 alone, violent crime fell 16%.
Violent crime, change since 2019
Property crime, change since 2019
Fall RiverUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police departments that serve Fall River. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Violent, Fall River
Violent, US
Property, Fall River
Property, US
2016
+25%
+4%
+55%
+15%
2017
+12%
+4%
+46%
+12%
2018
+19%
+0%
+27%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
2020
-3%
+4%
-12%
-8%
2021
+7%
+6%
-17%
-10%
2022
+16%
+5%
+3%
-6%
2023
+4%
+2%
+19%
-7%
2024
-13%
-4%
+17%
-15%
Crime rates and types in North End
CrimeGrade™ estimates North End has about 34 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 8% less than the US as a whole and 25% less than Fall River 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.
Assault is the most common crime in North End, about 41% 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 Fall River
The Fall River Police Department polices North End; these figures cover Fall River as a whole, 2022 to 2024.
In Fall River as a whole, 61% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (61%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Car theft
Streets and sidewalks (37%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Theft from cars
Streets and sidewalks (42%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Vandalism
Homes (43%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Robbery
Stores and businesses (31%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Aggravated assault
Homes (59%)
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 North End compares with nearby neighborhoods
North End has less crime than 5 of its 10 nearest neighborhoods.
One thing sets North End apart: it has 4.5% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson, yet burglary and vandalism run higher here than that would suggest.
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 North End: C- (29 of 100).2 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 82% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.19% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 77% 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 (38 of 100)US: 21Higher than for 54% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.5% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 71% 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 North End
Crime costs North End about $986 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 18% 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 $14 million a year, or $1,299 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 North End 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 North End, Fall River, MA average a SchoolGrade of D: 32% of students test proficient, against 31% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in North End on SchoolGrade
