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Safety index · Upper Northwest, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Chestnut Hill safe?

Chestnut Hill sits at the safer end of Philadelphia by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 92 out of 100 — 38 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 7th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 162 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

92/100
Low risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Chestnut Hill — higher is safer. 7th 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 Chestnut Hill 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 34% 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 6% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Germantown AvenueCresheim Valley Drive neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center162 incidents reported within 1 km of the Chestnut Hill center · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
55 · 34%
Vehicle crime
42 · 26%
Violent crime
34 · 21%
Criminal damage & arson
14 · 9%
Other
7 · 4%
Sexual offences
4 · 2%

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 Chestnut Hill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Chestnut Hill safe at night?

Low risk overall (safety index 92/100). About 25% of severity-weighted incidents in Chestnut Hill 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 Chestnut Hill?

Other theft — 55 of 162 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Chestnut Hill 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.