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Safety index · Upper Far Northeast, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Bustleton safe?

Bustleton sits at the safer end of Philadelphia by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 88 out of 100 — 34 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 11th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 258 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

88/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Bustleton — higher is safer. 11th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods.

DATA THROUGH NOVEMBER 2026 · 10 MONTHS OF DATA

The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Philadelphia — a typical Philadelphia neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Bustleton against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 47% of reports — rather than violence against strangers, though the full mix below is worth a look.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Bustleton AvenueGrant Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center258 incidents reported within 1 km of the Bustleton center · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
121 · 47%
Violent crime
65 · 25%
Other
27 · 10%
Vehicle crime
26 · 10%
Criminal damage & arson
8 · 3%
Burglary
7 · 3%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Is Philadelphia safe at night? See which neighborhoods see the most reported crime after dark →

Walking in Bustleton at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Bustleton safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 88/100). About 31% of severity-weighted incidents in Bustleton are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. Reported crime is low for Philadelphia, but stick to lit, busier streets late.

What is the most common crime in Bustleton?

Other theft — 121 of 258 incidents (47%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Bustleton safety index calculated?

SafeRoute weights each incident reported to the Philadelphia Police Department by severity (violence weighs more than shoplifting), sums the last available period within 1 km of the neighborhood center, and normalizes against citywide crime rates onto a 0–100 scale — higher is safer. It describes reported crime only; it is not a guarantee of safety. The scale is calibrated within Philadelphia, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.