Safety index · Upper North, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Melrose Park Gardens safe?
Melrose Park Gardens shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 75 out of 100 — 21 points above the citywide median of 54, ranking 41st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 633 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 Melrose Park Gardens 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 26% 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 11% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 167 · 26% | |
| Violent crime | 154 · 24% | |
| Vehicle crime | 149 · 24% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 79 · 12% | |
| Other | 46 · 7% | |
| Burglary | 12 · 2% |
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 Melrose Park Gardens 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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- East Oak Lane72/100 · Moderate
- Lawndale74/100 · Moderate
- Olney55/100 · Moderate
- Fern Rock53/100 · Moderate
- Crescentville61/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Melrose Park Gardens safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 75/100). About 33% of severity-weighted incidents in Melrose Park Gardens 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 Melrose Park Gardens?
Other theft — 167 of 633 incidents (26%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Melrose Park Gardens 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.