Safety index · Upper North, Philadelphia · data through August 2026
Is Cedarbrook safe?
Cedarbrook shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 72 out of 100 — 17 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 46th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 488 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (31% 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 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 151 · 31% | |
| Vehicle crime | 114 · 23% | |
| Other theft | 104 · 21% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 49 · 10% | |
| Other | 41 · 8% | |
| Burglary | 12 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Cedarbrook at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same live crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Pick the safer way, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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- East Mount Airy70/100 · Moderate
- West Oak Lane58/100 · Moderate
- Chestnut Hill94/100 · Low risk
- East Germantown53/100 · Moderate
- West Mount Airy86/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Cedarbrook safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 72/100). About 36% of severity-weighted incidents in Cedarbrook 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 Cedarbrook?
Violent crime — 151 of 488 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Cedarbrook 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.