How Safe Are You? A Look At Lansdale Area Crime Rates By Neighborhood

How safe are you?

Lansdale has been given an “average” score compared to other municipalities across the nation, with crime rates below the national and state average, according to data from a recent study.

However, certain neighborhoods are significantly more dangerous than others.

Using a database comprised of crime data and statistics from the FBI, U.S. Justice Department, and more than 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, an online research service called Neighborhood Scout now allows local residents to see a statistical breakdown of crimes by neighborhood.

Taking all available data, Neighborhood Scout applies a mathematical algorithm that estimates the total number of crimes and crime rates for each neighborhood, with nearly 90-percent accuracy.

It then produces colored maps, which show the safest and most dangerous places to live.

Overall, the Lansdale area scores a 50 out of 100 on the crime index, with 100 being the safest. The 50 signifies that Lansdale is safer than 50 percent of cities in the United States.

Nearby Norristown, meanwhile, scored a 13, and was listed as one of the nation’s 100 most dangerous cities.

The Lansdale data states that there are 34 violent crimes and 246 property crimes committed annually, and the violent crime crime rate of 2.07 per 1,000 residents well below the Pennsylvania average of 3.35.

The likelihood of finding yourself a victim of violent crime in Lansdale is 1 in 483, and the average of annual crimes per square-mile in the area is 94, compared to a state average of 58 crimes per square-mile and the national average of 37.9 crimes per square mile.

Neighborhood Scout summarizes crime in the Lansdale area in this way:

Lansdale has an overall crime rate of 17 per 1,000 residents, making the crime rate here near the average for all cities and towns of all sizes in America. According to our analysis of FBI crime data, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in Lansdale is 1 in 59. How does Lansdale fare compared to other communities in Pennsylvania of all population sizes? Lansdale’s crime rate is lower than approximately 42% of Pennsylvania communities.

However, compared to other communities of similar population size, Lansdale has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Lansdale is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout’s exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Drilling down to the neighborhood level provides a glimpse at those neighborhoods with crime rates above the average.

Predictably, the neighborhoods surrounding the borough center are the most dangerous:

• Borough Center
• North Cannon Avenue / West 8th Street
• South Valley Forge Road / West Mt. Vernon Street

Moving away from the center of the borough, the crime rates drop a bit as they begin to approach the statewide average. Those neighborhoods include:

• Bethlehem Pike / North Line Street
• North Broad Street / West Fifth Street
• West Main Street / Mill Alley
• Oak Park / Calvary Baptist

Outside of the main area of the borough, the Worcester / Bethel Hill neighborhood has a similar rate of crime.

As for the safest places to live in the Lansdale area, the neighborhoods with the lower crime rate and crime density include:

• West Point / Heebnerville
• Gwynedd Square
• Kulpsville
• Morris Road / South Valley Forge Road

Many of the most dangerous places in the nation, according to Neighborhood Scout, are located in the Delaware Valley.

Aside from Norristown, Camden, New Jersey was ranked 1st, Chester, Pennsylvania 2nd, and Atlantic City 8th.