The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in West Newbury, MA: Crime Maps and Statistics

A+

Overall Crime Grade™

Violent Crime Grade	A-
Property Crime Grade	A+
Other Crime Grade	A

Which crimes are included?

$691,072

Cost of Crime™ for West Newbury, MA

In 2025, crime will cost $426 per household.

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On the map, green marks the parts of West Newbury with the least crime overall and red marks the most. Each area is weighted by the type and severity of every offense, so a place with rare but serious violent crime can grade differently from one with frequent petty theft. The Interpreting the Crime Maps section below explains how to read the colors.

Is West Newbury, MA Safe?

The A+ overall grade blends the violent, property, and other grades shown above into one measure, set against the average US city, where West Newbury's combined rate is much lower than the norm. West Newbury sits in the 98th percentile, ahead of 98% of cities and behind 2%. The grade covers only West Newbury's official city boundaries. See the table below for nearby cities.

The overall crime rate in West Newbury is 8.998 per 1,000 residents in a typical year. Residents generally consider the north part of the city the safest. Your chance of being a victim ranges from 1 in 95 in the east neighborhoods to 1 in 129 in the north.

Counting total incidents instead of per-capita rates, the west parts of West Newbury, MA report the most crime, about 11 cases per year. The east part reports the fewest, around 2 per year.

The Cost of Crime™ in West Newbury, MA

Across all crime types, the projected cost of crime in West Newbury for 2025 is $691,072, about $154 per resident and $426 per household. That equals 0.2% of the median household income. These figures cover tangible costs, which include:

Criminal justice system costs (law enforcement, courts, and imprisonment): 57.0%
Direct costs to victims (damaged property, medical expenses, and lost wages): 29.4%
Lost economic contribution from offenders (time in prison or repeat offenses): 13.5%

How Much Does Crime Cost in West Newbury Compared to Other Cities?

West Newbury, MA:	$154
Provincetown, MA:	$798
East Sandwich, MA:	$119
Massachusetts:	$274
USA:	$464

The overall cost of crime per resident in West Newbury is $154 per year, which is $310 less than the national average and $120 less than Massachusetts's state average. The comparison below uses cities similar to West Newbury:

In Provincetown, MA, crime costs $798 per person, which is $644 more than in West Newbury.
In East Sandwich, MA, crime costs $119 per person, which is $36 less than in West Newbury

2025 Projected Cost by Type of Crime

The table below shows the total cost of crime to the residents of West Newbury for the year 2025 along with the projected cost per resident.

Crime	Cost to West Newbury	Cost per West Newbury Resident
Murder	$142,764	$32
Rape/Sexual Assault	$145,803	$33
Robbery	$30,577	$7
Assault	$123,589	$28
Kidnapping	$19,904	$4
Vehicle Theft	$27,527	$6
Burglary	$38,186	$9
Theft	$77,874	$17
Arson	$5,300	$1
Vandalism	$42,508	$10
Animal Cruelty	$783	$0
Drug Crimes	$30,349	$7
Identity Theft	$5,907	$1
Total Cost of Crime	$691,072	$154

The Intangible Cost of Crime in West Newbury, MA

The totals above count tangible costs only. Violent crime also carries a human cost, the pain and trauma borne by victims and their families, which research-based methods estimate so it can be compared across places. That intangible cost in West Newbury totals $1,694,067 ($379 per resident), and all of it comes from violent crime rather than property loss. Added to the tangible costs, the full estimate reaches $2,385,139 ($533 per resident). All Cost of Crime figures come from scholarly research on the cost of crime. Read more about our methodology here.

Interpreting the Crime Maps

Crime rates on the map are measured per resident, so areas with heavy visitor traffic can read high because crime follows crowds, even where few people live. The west part of the city holds more retail establishments, which lifts recorded crime around those blocks. A red area does not always mean the neighborhood is unsafe for residents.

Airports, parks, and transit hubs create the same effect. Major airports draw large crowds with few residents nearby, so they read as high-crime spots. Parks and recreational areas, of which West Newbury has 1, do the same, and of West Newbury's 4,473 residents few live beside them. Before assuming an area is unsafe, weigh both the per-capita rate and the total number of incidents, and note what sits nearby.

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West Newbury Crime Breakdown

The tables below show which crimes are used to calculate the Crime Grades above. All crime rates are shown as the number of crimes per 1,000 West Newbury residents in a standard year.

Violent Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Assault	0.9621
Robbery	0.2173
Rape	0.5376
Murder	0.0170
Total Violent Crime	1.734 (A-)

Property Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Theft	3.362
Vehicle Theft	0.3974
Burglary	0.9412
Arson	0.0491
Total Property Crime	4.749 (A+)

Other Crime Rates

Crime Type	Crime Rate
Kidnapping	0.0734
Drug Crimes	0.9172
Vandalism	1.330
Identity Theft	0.1706
Animal Cruelty	0.0237
Total "Other" Rate	2.515 (A)

Individual West Newbury Crime Maps & Stats

Crime Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of crime in West Newbury is lower. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to West Newbury.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Amesbury, MA	A+	B+	A
Merrimac, MA	A+	A	A
Groveland, MA	A+	A	A+
Byfield, MA	A+	A-	A+
Amesbury Town, MA	A-	B	B+
Georgetown, MA	A+	A	A+
Newburyport, MA	A	B+	A-
Haverhill, MA	B+	C-	B+
South Hampton, NH	A	A	A+
Newton, NH	A-	A+	A-

Crime Maps and Rates for City with Similar Populations

West Newbury is lower versus other cities of the same size for crime. The table below compares crime in cities with comparable overall population in the city‘s boundaries.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade
Weaver, AL	B+	B	B
Wrightstown, WI	A	A	A
Woodville, MS	D	C+	C+
West Wendover, NV	F	F	F
West Wareham, MA	A-	C-	C-
Williamsburg, MI	A-	B-	B-
Williamson, GA	A-	B+	B+
West Simsbury, CT	A+	A+	A+
West Portsmouth, OH	D+	C+	C+
Williamsburg, PA	B	B+	B+

Considering only the crime rate, West Newbury is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in West Newbury, MA average SchoolGrade of B+, with 51% actual proficiency versus 53% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See West Newbury schools on SchoolGrade

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