Photo: State of New Jersey, Dept of Parks and Forestry · Public domainCrime reported in Old Bridge Township, NJ
Old Bridge Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
For every 1,000 residents, about 7 property crimes reported
And about 1 violent crime, in 2024. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Property crime per 1,000 residents, 2024
Crimes reported to police in 2024 per resident; one person can be the victim of more than one, and some reports involve visitors.
The years Old Bridge Township’s police reported
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents, against the rest of New Jersey. A year the department didn’t report in full is a gap, not a zero.
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| Year | Old Bridge Township | Rest of New Jersey | Old Bridge Township | Rest of New Jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8.3 | 13.9 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 14.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| 2025 | not reported | 12.6 | not reported | 2.0 |
Crimes per 1,000 residents
539 crimes reported in 2024
48 violent and 491 property, as reported to the FBI by Old Bridge Township’s police.
2024 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South River | A | 5 mi | 0.8 | 3.1 |
| Aberdeen Township | B | 5 mi | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| Marlboro Township | B+ | 5 mi | 0.5 | 8.7 |
| East Brunswick Township | B− | 6 mi | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| South Amboy | B− | 6 mi | 1.5 | 11.7 |
| Keyport | B− | 6 mi | 1.4 | 13.6 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Old Bridge Township. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Old Bridge Township.
35 people died in crashes on Old Bridge Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Old Bridge Township had 33 fatal crashes in five years, in which 35 people died; 8 were pedestrians.
That is 10.2 deaths per 100,000 residents a year, above the median for New Jersey towns of 25,000–100,000 people (5.8, 102 towns).
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.
Old Bridge Township and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| Spotswood | — | — | — |
| East Brunswick Township | B− | 1.1 | 12.4 |
| Aberdeen Township | B | 1.5 | 7.6 |
| Sayreville | — | — | — |
| Matawan | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Spotswood reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023. Sayreville reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Matawan reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025.
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 Old Bridge Township. A citywide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of the city to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Old Bridge Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (70,143 in 2024); our figure for Old Bridge Township is 70,228 (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 Old Bridge Township
Is Old Bridge Township, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Old Bridge Township. Old Bridge Township’s police reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2024 but not 2025, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are South River (A, 5 mi), Aberdeen Township (B, 5 mi), Marlboro Township (B+, 5 mi).
Who polices Old Bridge Township?
Old Bridge Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Old Bridge 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, 2024, 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.