Safety index · River Wards, Philadelphia · data through September 2026
Is Fishtown - Lower Kensington safe?
Fishtown - Lower Kensington shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 60 out of 100 — 6 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 61st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,150 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 Fishtown - Lower Kensington 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 40% 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 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 462 · 40% | |
| Violent crime | 169 · 15% | |
| Vehicle crime | 252 · 22% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 119 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 39 · 3% | |
| Other | 72 · 6% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Fishtown - Lower Kensington 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.
Get SafeRoute on the App StoreNearby areas
- East Kensington39/100 · Elevated
- Old Kensington47/100 · Elevated
- Port Richmond85/100 · Low risk
- Northern Liberties54/100 · Moderate
- West Kensington42/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Fishtown - Lower Kensington safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 60/100). About 32% of severity-weighted incidents in Fishtown - Lower Kensington 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 Fishtown - Lower Kensington?
Other theft — 462 of 1,150 incidents (40%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 8 months to September 2026.
How is the Fishtown - Lower Kensington 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.