Safety index · Lower North, Philadelphia · data through August 2026
Is Strawberry Mansion safe?
Strawberry Mansion records a high level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 41 out of 100 — 14 points below the citywide median of 55, ranking 130th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 1,647 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 (38% of reports) — worth taking seriously when walking at night; the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 26% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 20% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Violent crime | 618 · 38% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 194 · 12% | |
| Other theft | 275 · 17% | |
| Other | 200 · 12% | |
| Burglary | 79 · 5% | |
| Weapons possession | 60 · 4% |
When it happens
Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.
Walking in Strawberry Mansion at night?
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- Brewerytown43/100 · Elevated
- Allegheny West56/100 · Moderate
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- North Central29/100 · Elevated
- Sharswood39/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Strawberry Mansion safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 41/100). About 46% of severity-weighted incidents in Strawberry Mansion 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 Strawberry Mansion?
Violent crime — 618 of 1,647 incidents (38%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.
How is the Strawberry Mansion 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.