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

Is Woodland Terrace safe?

Woodland Terrace shows a typical level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 64 out of 100 — 9 points above the citywide median of 55, ranking 56th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 785 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center (data through August 2026).

64/100
Moderate
SafeRoute safety index for the area within 1 km of the center of Woodland Terrace — higher is safer. 56th of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods.

Most of what's reported here is property-related — other theft alone is 46% 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 10% of severity-weighted reports fall overnight (midnight–6 a.m.).

Where incidents cluster

Chestnut StreetSpruce Street neighborhood center 1 dot = 1 report · darker = more severe 500 m N ↑
785 incidents reported within 1 km of the Woodland Terrace center (500 shown) · Philadelphia Police data through August 2026 · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors. Reports cluster toward the north of the map — the area immediately around the neighborhood center is comparatively quiet.
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What's reported here

Other theft
360 · 46%
Violent crime
143 · 18%
Criminal damage & arson
74 · 9%
Vehicle crime
120 · 15%
Burglary
20 · 3%
Other
40 · 5%

When it happens

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Severity-weighted share of reported incidents by time of day, from police incident timestamps.

Walking in Woodland Terrace at night?

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Nearby areas

Common questions

Is Woodland Terrace safe at night?

Moderate overall (safety index 64/100). About 39% of severity-weighted incidents in Woodland Terrace 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 Woodland Terrace?

Other theft — 360 of 785 incidents (46%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center through August 2026.

How is the Woodland Terrace 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.