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Safety index · University Southwest, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Southwest Schuylkill safe?

Southwest Schuylkill shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 57 out of 100 — right at the citywide median of 54, ranking 65th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,279 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

57/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Southwest Schuylkill — higher is safer. 65th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods.

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 Southwest Schuylkill against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is violent crime (34% 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 13% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Schuylkill ExpresswayKingsessing Avenue neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center1,279 incidents reported within 1 km of the Southwest Schuylkill center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the west of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Violent crime
437 · 34%
Other theft
245 · 19%
Vehicle crime
171 · 13%
Criminal damage & arson
146 · 11%
Other
143 · 11%
Weapons possession
39 · 3%

When it happens

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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 Southwest Schuylkill at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Southwest Schuylkill safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 57/100). About 43% of severity-weighted incidents in Southwest Schuylkill 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 Southwest Schuylkill?

Violent crime — 437 of 1,279 incidents (34%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Southwest Schuylkill 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.