Safety index · Lower Far Northeast, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Mechanicsville safe?
Mechanicsville sits at the safer end of Philadelphia by reported crime. Its SafeRoute safety index is 96 out of 100 — 42 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 4th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 83 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 Mechanicsville against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
Most of what's reported here is property-related — vehicle crime alone is 24% 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 9% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Vehicle crime | 20 · 24% | |
| Violent crime | 19 · 23% | |
| Other theft | 18 · 22% | |
| Other | 13 · 16% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 8 · 10% | |
| Burglary | 3 · 4% |
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 Mechanicsville 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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Common questions
Is Mechanicsville safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 96/100). About 37% of severity-weighted incidents in Mechanicsville 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 Mechanicsville?
Vehicle crime — 20 of 83 incidents (24%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Mechanicsville 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.