Safety index · Upper Northwest, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Germantown - Westside safe?
Germantown - Westside 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 79th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,563 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 Germantown - Westside 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 31% 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 14% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 484 · 31% | |
| Violent crime | 424 · 27% | |
| Vehicle crime | 265 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 157 · 10% | |
| Other | 84 · 5% | |
| Burglary | 41 · 3% |
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 Germantown - Westside 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.
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- Germantown - Penn Knox47/100 · Elevated
- Southwest Germantown53/100 · Moderate
- West Central Germantown56/100 · Moderate
- Wister51/100 · Moderate
- East Falls85/100 · Low risk
Common questions
Is Germantown - Westside safe at night?
Moderate overall (safety index 53/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Germantown - Westside 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 Germantown - Westside?
Other theft — 484 of 1,563 incidents (31%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Germantown - Westside 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.