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Safety index · North, Philadelphia · data through November 2026

Is Upper Kensington safe?

Upper Kensington records a high level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 22 out of 100 — 32 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 151st of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 7,366 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

22/100
High risk
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Upper Kensington — higher is safer. 151st 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 Upper Kensington against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.

The largest reported category here is other crime (32% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.

Reported incidents here skew to daytime and evening hours — only about 6% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Kensington AvenueNorth 5th Street neighborhood center 500 m N ↑
1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe · rings every 250 m from the neighborhood center7,366 incidents reported within 1 km of the Upper Kensington center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through November 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the south-east of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other
2,331 · 32%
Public order
1,778 · 24%
Violent crime
976 · 13%
Other theft
642 · 9%
Drugs
629 · 9%
Vehicle crime
315 · 4%

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 Upper Kensington at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Upper Kensington safe at night?

High risk overall (safety index 22/100). About 33% of severity-weighted incidents in Upper Kensington 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 Upper Kensington?

Other crime — 2,331 of 7,366 incidents (32%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.

How is the Upper Kensington 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.