Safety index · Upper Northwest, Philadelphia · data through August 2026
Is East Mount Airy safe?
East Mount Airy shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 70 out of 100 — 15 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 48th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 584 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 (21% 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 7% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 123 · 21% | |
| Other theft | 193 · 33% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 70 · 12% | |
| Vehicle crime | 116 · 20% | |
| Other | 48 · 8% | |
| Robbery | 11 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in East Mount Airy 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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- West Mount Airy86/100 · Low risk
- Cedarbrook72/100 · Moderate
- Germantown - Morton52/100 · Moderate
- East Germantown53/100 · Moderate
- West Oak Lane58/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is East Mount Airy safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 70/100). About 33% of severity-weighted incidents in East Mount Airy 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 East Mount Airy?
Violent crime — 123 of 584 incidents (21%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the East Mount Airy 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.