The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Freehold, NJ
West Freehold is an unincorporated community of 14,400 in Monmouth County, about 40 miles southwest of Midtown Manhattan · Updated November 2026
Is West Freehold, NJ safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in West Freehold: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 60% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A here. Its neighborhoods are much alike, from A+ to A; see the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 879 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
60% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Freehold as a whole, and 40% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Freehold scores 879.
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 West Freehold, NJ at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Freehold, 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 West Freehold
One weak spot: simple assault. It grades B- in West Freehold, worse than in the neighborhoods where 80% of Americans live, against A for violent crime as a whole.
The safest and least safe parts of West Freehold
Every part of West Freehold where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across West Freehold run from A+ to A; every part of West Freehold has 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 West Freehold, the northwest side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in West Freehold
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Freehold has about 35 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 5% less than the US as a whole and 28% more 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.
Assault is the most common crime in West Freehold, about 46% 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.
How West Freehold compares with nearby cities
West Freehold has the most crime of its 6 nearest cities.
Empty homes, jobs and walkability in West Freehold
Two things set West Freehold apart: it has 1.2% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 70 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; here theft sits near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.2% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 98% of US city residents
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.70 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Higher than for 86% 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. 85% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (14 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 63% 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 West Freehold: D- (9 of 100).8 trips an hourUS: noneHigher than for 81% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.12.7 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Higher than for 74% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.2.4 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Higher 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 West Freehold
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs West Freehold about $793 a year per household, 34% 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 $7.8 million a year, or $541 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$120,000
$8
Rape
$78,000
$5
Robbery
$52,000
$4
Assault
$2.1 million
$148
Burglary
$67,000
$5
Theft
$1.1 million
$76
Vehicle theft
$110,000
$8
Arson
$4,100
under $1
Vandalism
$320,000
$22
Total
$4.0 million
$276
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 West Freehold 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 West Freehold, NJ average a SchoolGrade of A-: 52% of students test proficient, against 38% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in West Freehold on SchoolGrade
