Berkley Estates, Neptune, NJ Violent Crime Rates and Maps

Berkley Estates is a neighborhood of 3,270 residents in Neptune, close to downtown · Updated November 2026

How common is violent crime in Berkley Estates?

Violent crime in Berkley Estates sits near the national middle: an A-, with more violent crime than the neighborhoods where 54% of Americans live. Assaults make up 99% of it, and most of those are simple assaults, which involve no weapon and no serious injury. Neptune as a whole grades B+ for violent crime.

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Violent crime CrimeGrade™Safety score 842 of 1,000
About as much violent crime as the typical US neighborhood What this means

46% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more violent crime than Berkley Estates as a whole, and 54% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a violent crime safety score of 860, a CrimeGrade™ of A. Berkley Estates scores 842.

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 violent crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Overall crimeSafety score 812 of 1,000About as safe as the typical US neighborhood
B+
Property crimeSafety score 760 of 1,000About as much property crime as the typical US neighborhood

How it works


Violent crime map of Berkley Estates

Map of Berkley Estates shaded by violent crime CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its violent crime with the people who spend time there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy downtown or nightlife strip can show red while the homes around it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a solid connection. Compare high speed internet in Berkley Estates, Neptune, NJ at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Berkley Estates in Neptune, 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


Violent crime rates and types in Berkley Estates

CrimeGrade™ estimates Berkley Estates has about 14 reported violent crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, about the same as the US as a whole and 64% less than Neptune as a whole.

All violent crime

Assaults

Robbery

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Violent crime here includes simple assaults, which the FBI's violent crime rate leaves out.

Assault is the most common violent crime in Berkley Estates, about 99% of the total.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
MurderA+under 1under 0.010.05
RapeAunder 10.100.38
RobberyAunder 10.100.62
AssaultB-4513.812.3

Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a violent crime with the people who spend time in an area, not only the people who live there. 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.


Violent crime in Berkley Estates and nearby neighborhoods

Of the 10 neighborhoods closest to Berkley Estates, 9 have less violent crime. Creighton Village and Arrowhead Park have the least.

Nearby neighborhoods

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Berkley EstatesA-842A-3,270
Downtown Neptune City 2 milesA-825A-4,040
Point Pleasant Manor 9 milesA+930A3,540
Arrowhead Park 10 milesA+942A+3,150
West Osbornsville 12 milesA915A3,620
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
North Middletown 16 milesA885A2,960
Ravine Gardens 17 milesA+926A3,430
Dover Heights 18 milesA848A3,270
Creighton Village 18 milesA+949A4,780
Southwood 20 milesA+940A5,170
La Mer 20 milesA857A-6,690

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Berkley Estates. Beside each violent crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with neighborhoods of similar size and density, Berkley Estates is safer than 62% of them.

Neighborhoods of similar size and density

PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Berkley EstatesA-842A-3,270
Yorkwood, Mobile, ALA896A3,280
Marysville Historic District, Marysville, OHA890A3,260
Oakwood, Bedford, OHA885A3,270
Dover Heights, Toms River, NJA848A3,270
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PlaceViolentOverallResidents
Lake Shore, New Orleans, LAA-823B+3,270
South Forest Park, Everett, WAB+757B-3,270
Downtown Madison Heights, Madison Heights, MIB686B+3,270
Oakhurst, Charlotte, NCD192D3,280
West Willow, Ypsilanti, MIF0F3,270
East Meyer, Kansas City, MOF0F3,280

Density, walkability and tree cover in Berkley Estates

Among the traits that tend to go with violent crime, two set Berkley Estates apart: it has 1% of its residents in dense blocks, against 24% nationally, and a Walk Grade of F (6 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places like that tend to report less robbery.

Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.1% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 98% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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 assault. 100% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.F (6 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 97% of residents of US city neighborhoods
Tree coverThe share of land under tree canopy where people live. Leafy neighborhoods tend to report less robbery.32% where people liveUS: 21%Higher than for 92% of residents of US city neighborhoods
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Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Berkley Estates: D- (7 of 100).1 trips an hourUS: noneLower than for 87% of residents of US city neighborhoods

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 violent crime costs Berkley Estates

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, violent crime costs Berkley Estates about $1.1 million a year, or $343 per resident. The costs that reach a bill, such as medical care, lost work and the justice system, come to about $450,000, or $139 per resident.

Billed cost of violent crime per resident, per year


How CrimeGrade™ works

The violent crime CrimeGrade™ covers murder, rape, robbery and assault, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.

It weighs each violent crime against the people who spend time in an area, so a busy downtown is graded on its workers and visitors as well as its residents.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Berkley Estates is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse 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
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • 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.

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