Neighborhood overview
West Oak Lane, Philadelphia
Recent police-feed safety data for West Oak Lane in Philadelphia, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2023 national average. Sourced directly from the Philadelphia police open-data feed.
Safety Index
West Oak Lane reports below Philadelphia's citywide rate.
Violent (persons)
459 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 884 / 100k citywide (-48%)
reference: FBI 379.5 / 100k national (+21%)
Property
2,799 / 100k local
vs Philadelphia 4,051 / 100k citywide (-31%)
reference: FBI 1,934.1 / 100k national (+45%)
~35,204 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023-2024) · window ~70 days · newest report Jun 28, 2026 · FBI UCR national rate per 100k (2023 revised, per CIUS 2024)
Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~70-day data window with 220 incidents — read the grade as provisional; a longer window will tighten the comparison.
Recent activity (227 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in afternoon (12pm–6pm) (41% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 2 week-over-week (18 this week, 16 the week before).
- · property reports down 10 week-over-week (33 this week, 43 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports up 1 week-over-week (5 this week, 4 the week before).
- · Most reports in West Oak Lane occur during afternoon (12pm-6pm) — 41% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. These scores should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.