Photo: BaghChal · CC BY-SA 3.0Less violent crime is recorded per resident in Bradley Beach than in 91% of U.S. towns
Its two neighbors with figures both record more crime per resident. Bradley Beach grades B for safety overall (#200 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): close to the middle of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, 0.3 violent crime and 13.9 incidents of property crime were recorded, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of NJ” is every other New Jersey city and town in the FBI’s tables; the U.S. figure is the FBI’s national estimate as published, averaged over the three years. The FBI publishes no national homicide or robbery rate in our data, so those compare with all U.S. cities and towns in its tables.
What stands out about safety in Bradley Beach
Bradley Beach reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 2 New Jersey towns on Bradley Beach’s borders, 2 have a Safety Grade: Avon-by-the-Sea (B), Neptune Township (D). Neighbors ↓
Among New Jersey towns, closer to the middle
New Jersey’s cities and towns report less crime than most states’, so Bradley Beach’s place among its own towns differs from its national one: it reports less crime than 42% of the 342 New Jersey towns we grade, against 58% nationally. Safety Grade ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Bradley Beach’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds Bradley Beach’s grade up; property crime pulls it down. Its property rate (13.9) is below the FBI’s national estimate (17.6) but higher than in most individual towns: the national figure is weighted by people, and the grade counts towns.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Bradley Beach | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Bradley Beach’s police reported 4 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.3 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in Bradley Beach per 1,000 residents
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2025
Crimes reported to police in 2025 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
And fewer than 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Bradley Beach property | Rest of New Jersey property | Bradley Beach violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 20.7 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident was steady from 2023 to 2025: the change is within ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
50 crimes reported in 2025
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
1 violent and 49 property, as reported to the FBI by Bradley Beach’s police.
One person died in crashes on Bradley Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Bradley Beach had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for New Jersey towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (4.9 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Bradley Beach’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Bradley Beach’s own rate (4.8) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Bradley Beach and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beach | B | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| Avon-by-the-Sea | B | 0.3 | 14.9 |
| Neptune Township | D | 3.0 | 31.6 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beach | B | 0.3 | 13.9 |
| Lambertville | A− | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| Bordentown | A− | 0.5 | 6.3 |
| Cranbury Township | A− | 0.4 | 8.1 |
| Shrewsbury | C+ | 0.5 | 19.5 |
| Riverdale | C | 0.6 | 26.7 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Bradley Beach’s population (4,163), by grade.
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Bradley Beach. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Bradley Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (4,132 in 2025); our figure for Bradley Beach is 4,163 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Bradley Beach
Is Bradley Beach, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Bradley Beach reports less crime per resident than 58% of U.S. towns, a B Safety Grade and #200 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.3 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.1 in the rest of New Jersey and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in Bradley Beach?
0.3 violent and 13.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of New Jersey reports 2.1 and 13.8; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is Bradley Beach safer than Avon-by-the-Sea?
Avon-by-the-Sea reports more crime per resident than Bradley Beach: Avon-by-the-Sea grades B for safety and Bradley Beach B. Avon-by-the-Sea’s police reported 0.3 violent and 14.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Bradley Beach?
Bradley Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Bradley Beach”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.