New Castle County, DE Theft Rates and Theft Maps

Crime Grade's theft map shows the safest places in New Castle County in green. The most dangerous areas in New Castle County are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is New Castle County, DE Safe from Theft?

The D+ grade means the rate of theft is higher than the average US county. New Castle County is in the 26th percentile for safety, meaning 74% of counties are safer and 26% of counties are more dangerous. This analysis applies to New Castle County's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby counties.

The rate of theft in New Castle County is 16.14 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in New Castle County generally consider the northwest part of the county to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of theft in New Castle County may be as high as 1 in 36 in the central neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 232 in the northwest part of the county.

By a simple count ignoring population, more theft occurs in the central parts of New Castle County, DE: about 2,103 per year. The southeast part of New Castle County has fewer cases of theft with only 17 in a typical year.

How New Castle County's Theft Rate Compares

The chart below compares the theft rate in New Castle County to the Delaware state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the theft rate, New Castle County is as safe as the Delaware state average and less safe than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Theft in New Castle County, DE

Theft is projected to cost the residents of New Castle County about $49,720,363 in 2025, or roughly $84 per resident. This is part of New Castle County's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for New Castle County, including every crime type and how New Castle County compares to other counties.

Interpreting the Theft Map

Remember that theft rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading New Castle County's crime maps on the New Castle County overall crime page.

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Individual New Castle County Crime Maps & Stats

Theft Maps and Rates for Nearby Counties

Compared to surrounding counties, the rate of theft in New Castle County is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for counties close to New Castle County.

Nearby County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Salem County, NJ	A+	A	A-	B+
Cecil County, MD	B-	C+	B	B
Chester County, PA	A+	A+	A	A
Delaware County, PA	A-	B+	B-	B
Gloucester County, NJ	A+	A+	A	A-
Cumberland County, NJ	A-	A-	B-	C+
Philadelphia County, PA	C+	C	C-	D+
Camden County, NJ	A	A-	B-	B-
Harford County, MD	A-	B-	B+	B+
Kent County, MD	D	D+	D	D

Theft in County with Similar Populations

New Castle County is higher versus other counties of the same size for theft. The table below compares theft in counties with comparable overall population.

Similar County	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Theft Crime Grade
Sonoma County, CA	B	C-	C-	B-
Rutherford County, TN	C+	C+	C+	B-
Okaloosa County, FL	A+	A+	A+	A
Oklahoma County, OK	D-	D	D	D
Oneida County, NY	B	C-	C-	D+
Onondaga County, NY	B	D	D	C-
Spartanburg County, SC	D+	D+	D+	C-
Onslow County, NC	C-	C-	C-	C-
Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT	B+	A+	A+	C+
Waukesha County, WI	A	A+	A+	A

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in New Castle County, DE average SchoolGrade of D, with 26% actual proficiency versus 33% projected; overall, schools underperform expectations. See New Castle County schools on SchoolGrade

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