Safety index · Lower North, Philadelphia · data through November 2026
Is Yorktown safe?
Yorktown records a high level of reported crime for Philadelphia. Its SafeRoute safety index is 34 out of 100 — 20 points below the citywide median of 54, ranking 142nd of 151 Philadelphia neighborhoods — based on 3,891 incidents reported to the Philadelphia Police within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
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 Yorktown against other neighborhoods here, and cannot be read against a score in another city.
The largest reported category here is other theft (23% of reports); the full mix is broken down below.
Incidents spread across the day here — roughly 33% of severity-weighted reports come in the evening (6 p.m.–midnight) and 15% overnight.
Where incidents cluster
What's reported here
| Other theft | 896 · 23% | |
| Other | 877 · 23% | |
| Violent crime | 740 · 19% | |
| Vehicle crime | 665 · 17% | |
| Criminal damage & arson | 288 · 7% | |
| Public order | 122 · 3% |
When it happens
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 Yorktown at night?
SafeRoute scores every walking route against the same official crime data on this page — and shows how much of each route runs on lit streets. Compare the routes and share your walk. Free, no account.
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- Ludlow41/100 · Elevated
- West Poplar42/100 · Elevated
- North Central28/100 · Elevated
- East Poplar46/100 · Elevated
- Francisville41/100 · Elevated
Common questions
Is Yorktown safe at night?
Elevated overall (safety index 34/100). About 48% of severity-weighted incidents in Yorktown 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 Yorktown?
Other theft — 896 of 3,891 incidents (23%) reported within 1 km of the neighborhood center over the 10 months to November 2026.
How is the Yorktown 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.