The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in South Beloit, IL
South Beloit is a city of 10,000 in Winnebago County, about 15 miles north of downtown Rockford · Updated November 2026
Is South Beloit, IL safe?
Yes. An overall CrimeGrade™ of A means crime in South Beloit is low. Most US neighborhoods have little crime too, so South Beloit sits near the middle: 60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. Violent and property crime both grade A here. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within South Beloit run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 878 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhoodi What this means
60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than South Beloit as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. South Beloit scores 878.
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 South Beloit, IL at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in South Beloit, 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 South Beloit
Thefts are uncommon. South Beloit has thefts at about half the US rate: 6.3 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of South Beloit
Every part of South Beloit where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across South Beloit run from A+ to B+; 86% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within South Beloit, the southeast side has the least crime and the northwest side the most.
Is crime going up in South Beloit?
Reported property crime in South Beloit has fallen 47% 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 19 to 10 a year per 1,000 residents (US: 18). In 2024 alone, property crime fell 20%.
Property crime, change since 2019
South BeloitUnited States
Source: crime reports to the FBI from the police department that serves South Beloit. The charts follow crimes per resident.
Data table
Year
Property, South Beloit
Property, US
2016
-17%
+15%
2017
-16%
+12%
2018
-28%
+4%
2019
+0%
+0%
2020
-18%
-8%
2021
-56%
-10%
2022
-37%
-6%
2023
-33%
-7%
2024
-47%
-15%
Crime rates and types in South Beloit
CrimeGrade™ estimates South Beloit has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% less than the US as a whole and 38% less than Illinois.
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 South Beloit is assault, about 41% 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 South Beloit
South Beloit has its own police department, and these figures come from its reports, 2022 to 2024.
In South Beloit, 49% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (49%)
Night (midnight to 6 am)
Vandalism
Homes (57%)
Morning (6 am to noon)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How South Beloit compares with nearby cities
South Beloit has less crime than 2 of its 4 nearest cities; only Rockton and Roscoe have less.
Parking lots, density and walkability in South Beloit
Two things set South Beloit apart: it has 5.1 parking-lot spaces per resident, against 2.0 nationally, and 2% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally. Places with a lot of parking-lot space tend to report more theft, yet theft runs lower here than that would suggest.
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.5.1 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher than for 98% 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.2% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 83% 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. 88% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (12 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 70% of US city residents
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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.3.4% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 82% 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.81% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.31 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 70% 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 South Beloit
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs South Beloit about $698 a year per household, 42% 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 $7.1 million a year, or $709 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$160,000
$16
Rape
$420,000
$42
Robbery
$33,000
$3
Assault
$1.0 million
$102
Burglary
$200,000
$20
Theft
$330,000
$32
Vehicle theft
$82,000
$8
Arson
$21,000
$2
Vandalism
$410,000
$41
Total
$2.7 million
$265
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 South Beloit 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 South Beloit, IL average a SchoolGrade of B+: 51% of students test proficient, against 29% projected for schools like them. Overall, they greatly exceed expectations. See schools in South Beloit on SchoolGrade
