Safety index · Upper North, Philadelphia · data through August 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 — 20 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 42nd of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 458 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).
The largest reported category here is violent crime (22% 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 12% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 100 · 22% | |
| Other theft | 131 · 29% | |
| Vehicle crime | 112 · 24% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 55 · 12% | |
| Other | 34 · 7% | |
| Robbery | 7 · 2% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Melrose Park Gardens at night?
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- East Oak Lane72/100 · Moderate
- Lawndale75/100 · Low risk
- Olney56/100 · Moderate
- Fern Rock54/100 · Moderate
- Crescentville60/100 · Moderate
Common questions
Is Melrose Park Gardens safe at night?
Low risk overall (safety index 75/100). About 34% 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?
Violent crime — 100 of 458 incidents (22%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 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.