Photo: joiseyshowaa · CC BY-SA 2.0In Colts Neck Township, the kinds of crime the grade counts fell 51% per resident from 2023 to 2025
Recorded violent crime ran at 0.2 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 6.2, against 2.1 and 13.8 in the rest of New Jersey. Violent crime here is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns; property crime, lower than in 73%. Colts Neck Township grades A for safety overall (#84 of 342 graded towns in New Jersey): less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025.
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 Colts Neck Township
Colts Neck Township reports less crime than every graded town next door
Of the 5 New Jersey towns on Colts Neck Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Holmdel Township (A−), Middletown Township (A−), Marlboro Township (B+). Tinton Falls has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Howell Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025. Neighbors ↓
Reported crime is falling
Crime reported per resident fell from 2023 to 2025 by more than ordinary year-to-year swings, on the grade’s own score. Trend ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Colts Neck Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Both violent and property crime are lower than in most U.S. towns; violent crime is the stronger of the two.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | Colts Neck Township property | Rest of New Jersey property | Colts Neck Township violent | Rest of New Jersey violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.7 | 13.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 8.2 | 14.8 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 14.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 12.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
Reported crime per resident fell from 2023 to 2025, by more than ordinary year-to-year swings. Per 1,000 residents, 2022–2025, against the rest of New Jersey.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Colts Neck Township | Rest of New Jersey | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Colts Neck Township’s police reported 5 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.2 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 Colts Neck Township 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.
40 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.
3 violent and 37 property, as reported to the FBI by Colts Neck Township’s police.
Six people died in crashes on Colts Neck Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Colts Neck Township had 6 fatal crashes in five years, in which six people died.
That is more than is typical for New Jersey towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (4.5 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Colts Neck Township’s size would see about 2 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Colts Neck Township’s own rate (12.1) 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.
Colts Neck Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colts Neck Township | A | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| Tinton Falls | — | — | — |
| Holmdel Township | A− | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| Middletown Township | A− | 0.6 | 6.1 |
| Marlboro Township | B+ | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| Howell Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Tinton Falls has no FBI figures of its own for 2023–2025. Howell Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
New Jersey towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colts Neck Township | A | 0.2 | 6.2 |
| Kinnelon | A+ | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| Chatham | A | 0.1 | 5.4 |
| Bogota | A− | 0.6 | 5.7 |
| Montvale | B+ | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| Woodbury | C− | 3.1 | 25.3 |
The five graded New Jersey towns closest to Colts Neck Township’s population (9,989), 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 Colts Neck Township. 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 Colts Neck Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (9,969 in 2025); our figure for Colts Neck Township is 9,989 (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 Colts Neck Township
Is Colts Neck Township, NJ safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Colts Neck Township reports less crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #84 of 342 in New Jersey. Its police reported 0.2 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 Colts Neck Township?
0.2 violent and 6.2 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 Colts Neck Township safer than Holmdel Township?
Holmdel Township reports more crime per resident than Colts Neck Township: Holmdel Township grades A− for safety and Colts Neck Township A. Holmdel Township’s police reported 0.3 violent and 6.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Colts Neck Township?
Colts Neck Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Colts Neck Township”. 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.