What the figures say about crime in West Wildwood, NJ
North Wildwood itself is graded C−, and no other graded town is as close. West Wildwood’s police reported to the FBI for 2025 but not 2023 or 2024, so there is no Safety Grade: the grade needs all three years, 2023–2025.
3 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
Every offense type 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 2 property, as reported to the FBI by West Wildwood’s police.
The nearest New Jersey towns with a Safety Grade
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Wildwood | C− | 1 mi | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| Wildwood Crest | C+ | 2 mi | 2.6 | 13.3 |
| Lower Township | B+ | 5 mi | 1.4 | 6.9 |
| Cape May | C− | 6 mi | 1.4 | 30.4 |
| Middle Township | C | 6 mi | 2.9 | 16.9 |
| Sea Isle City | D | 12 mi | 2.3 | 33.4 |
Straight-line distance from the center of West Wildwood. Nearby towns can differ a lot from West Wildwood.
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
No one died in a crash on West Wildwood’s roads in 2019–2023
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 West Wildwood’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Wildwood’s own rate (0.0) 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.
West Wildwood and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Wildwood | C− | 2.5 | 30.3 |
| Middle Township | C | 2.9 | 16.9 |
| Wildwood | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Wildwood reported to the FBI for 2024 and 2025 but not 2023.
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 West Wildwood. 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 West Wildwood’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (535 in 2025); our figure for West Wildwood is 529 (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 West Wildwood
Is West Wildwood, NJ safe?
There is no Safety Grade for West Wildwood. The nearest New Jersey towns with a grade are North Wildwood (C−, 1 mi), Wildwood Crest (C+, 2 mi), Lower Township (B+, 5 mi).
Who polices West Wildwood?
West Wildwood’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Wildwood”. 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.