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Safety index · Central, Philadelphia · data through August 2026

Is Callowhill safe?

Callowhill records a high level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 40 out of 100 — 15 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 131st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 2,086 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).

40/100
Elevated
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Callowhill — higher is safer. 131st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (23% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 9% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Spring Garden StreetVine Street Expressway neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
2,086 incidents reported within 1 km of the Callowhill center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
476 · 23%
Other theft
804 · 39%
Criminal damage & arson
156 · 7%
Vehicle crime
244 · 12%
Other
233 · 11%
Robbery
50 · 2%

When it happens

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

Walking in Callowhill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Callowhill safe at night?

Elevated overall (safety index 40/100). About 34% of severity-weighted incidents in Callowhill are reported between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. At night, prefer lit, busier streets — a block or two of detour often avoids the clusters on the map above.

What is the most common crime in Callowhill?

Violent crime — 476 of 2,086 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.

How is the Callowhill 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.