Peapack and Gladstone is a borough of 2,960 in Somerset County, about 35 miles west of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is Peapack and Gladstone, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Peapack and Gladstone: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 91% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 964 of 1,000Safer than nearly all US neighborhoodsi What this means
91% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Peapack and Gladstone as a whole, and 9% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Peapack and Gladstone scores 964.
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 Peapack and Gladstone, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Peapack and Gladstone, 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
Crime rates and types in Peapack and Gladstone
CrimeGrade™ estimates Peapack and Gladstone has about 10 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 72% less than the US as a whole and 63% less than New Jersey.
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 Peapack and Gladstone, about 43% 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 Peapack and Gladstone compares with nearby cities
Peapack and Gladstone has more crime than 5 of its 6 nearest cities. Basking Ridge and Far Hills have the least crime nearby.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Peapack and Gladstone. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Peapack and Gladstone is safer than 63% of them.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in Peapack and Gladstone
Two things set Peapack and Gladstone apart: it has 0.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 118 jobs for every 100 residents, against 45 for the US as a whole. Places with few empty homes tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.0.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 99% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.118 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. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (3 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 95% of US city residents
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Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery and car theft.NoneUS: 24%Lower than for 97% 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.27% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 94% 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
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 Peapack and Gladstone
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Peapack and Gladstone about $284 a year per household, 76% 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 $870,000 a year, or $294 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$34,000
$12
Rape
$32,000
$11
Robbery
$9,100
$3
Assault
$95,000
$32
Burglary
$28,000
$10
Theft
$67,000
$23
Vehicle theft
$19,000
$7
Arson
$1,600
$1
Vandalism
$24,000
$8
Total
$310,000
$105
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 Peapack and Gladstone 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 Peapack and Gladstone, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A+: 62% of students test proficient, against 43% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in Peapack and Gladstone on SchoolGrade
