Safety index · Upper North, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Cedarbrook safe?
Cedarbrook shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 73 out of 100 — 19 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 45th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 663 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
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 Cedarbrook against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
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 | 204 · 31% | |
| Vehicle crime | 147 · 22% | |
| Other theft | 145 · 22% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 66 · 10% | |
| Other | 59 · 9% | |
| Burglary | 16 · 2% |
When it happens
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 Cedarbrook at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- East Mount Airy70/100 · Moderate
- West Oak Lane57/100 · Moderate
- Chestnut Hill92/100 · Low risk
- East Germantown53/100 · Moderate
- West Mount Airy86/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Cedarbrook safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 73/100). 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 — 204 of 663 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 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. The scale is calibrated within Philadelphia, so scores compare neighborhoods to each other and cannot be read against another city's.