The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Grove, PA
West Grove is a borough of 12,500 in Chester County, about 35 miles west of downtown Philadelphia · Updated November 2026
Is West Grove, PA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in West Grove: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A, safer than the neighborhoods where 71% 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 913 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
71% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than West Grove as a whole, and 29% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. West Grove scores 913.
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 Grove, PA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in West Grove, 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 Grove
Thefts are uncommon. West Grove has thefts at about half the US rate: 7.0 a year per 1,000 residents, against 13.1 nationally.
The safest and least safe parts of West Grove
Every part of West Grove where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across West Grove run from A+ to A; every part of West Grove has less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Within West Grove, the northeast side has the least crime and the east side the most.
Crime rates and types in West Grove
CrimeGrade™ estimates West Grove has about 19 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 50% less than the US as a whole and 35% less than Pennsylvania.
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 makes up about 38% of crime reported in West Grove. Assault is less common but costs more, because each one does more harm.
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 Grove compares with nearby cities
West Grove has the most crime of its 6 nearest cities.
Night lighting, shops and walkability in West Grove
Two things set West Grove apart: it has 51% of the land where people live lit at night, against 78% nationally, and 6.4 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less theft and vandalism, and they run low here.
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.51% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 86% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.6.4 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 85% 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. 90% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 79% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.29 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% 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.6% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 70% of US city residents
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.4.3% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 69% 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 Grove
Crime costs West Grove about $535 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 56% 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 $7.6 million a year, or $605 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$360,000
$29
Rape
$330,000
$26
Robbery
$96,000
$8
Assault
$840,000
$67
Burglary
$100,000
$8
Theft
$450,000
$36
Vehicle theft
$89,000
$7
Arson
$12,000
$1
Vandalism
$220,000
$17
Total
$2.5 million
$199
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 Grove 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. West Grove is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
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 Grove, PA average a SchoolGrade of A-: 58% of students test proficient, against 55% projected for schools like them. Overall, they meet expectations. See schools in West Grove on SchoolGrade
