Safety index · Upper North, Philadelphia · data through September 2026
Is Fern Rock safe?
Fern Rock shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 53 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 54, ranking 81st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,317 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
DATA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026 · 8 MONTHS OF DATA
The 0–100 scale is calibrated to Philadelphia — a typical Philadelphia neighborhood sits near 54. It ranks Fern Rock against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is violent crime (29% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 379 · 29% | |
| Other theft | 297 · 23% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 123 · 9% | |
| Vehicle crime | 180 · 14% | |
| Other | 148 · 11% | |
| Drugs | 84 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Fern Rock 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. Compare the routes, share your walk, and check in when you arrive. Free, no account.
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Common questions
Is Fern Rock safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 42% of severity-weighted incidents in Fern Rock 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 Fern Rock?
Violent crime — 379 of 1,317 incidents (29%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Fern Rock 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.