Photo: Nyttend · Public domainProperty crime per resident is higher in West Pottsgrove Township than in 93% of U.S. towns
Recorded violent crimes ran at 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 32.7, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. Even so, among its 4 neighbors with figures, 3 record less crime per resident. Across all the graded crimes, West Pottsgrove Township lands on C− (#539 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania): more crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, on crimes its police reported from 2023 to 2025. Per resident, the graded crimes were down 45% from 2023 to 2025.
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. “Rest of PA” is every other Pennsylvania 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 West Pottsgrove Township
3 of the 4 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 4 Pennsylvania towns on West Pottsgrove Township’s borders, 4 have a Safety Grade: Upper Pottsgrove Township (A), Douglass Township (A), North Coventry Township (B), Pottstown (D). 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 West Pottsgrove Township’s grade
Property crimes plus four times violent crimes reported to the FBI per resident, 2023–2025, on a national curve. Violent crime holds West Pottsgrove Township’s grade up; property crime pulls it down.
Reported crime per resident, 2023 to 2025
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| Year | West Pottsgrove Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | West Pottsgrove Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 36.0 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 41.8 | 17.3 | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 20.7 | 16.1 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | West Pottsgrove Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
West Pottsgrove Township’s police reported 19 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 1.7 per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
Crime in West Pottsgrove 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 about 1 violent crime, in 2025. Below are 1,000 dots, one per resident; each colored dot is one reported crime.
83 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.
4 violent and 79 property, as reported to the FBI by West Pottsgrove Township’s police.
No one died in a crash on West Pottsgrove Township’s roads in 2019–2023
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (7.1 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of West Pottsgrove Township’s size would see about 1 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so West Pottsgrove Township’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 Pottsgrove Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pottsgrove Township | C− | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| Pottstown | D | 7.4 | 33.1 |
| North Coventry Township | B | 0.5 | 12.6 |
| Upper Pottsgrove Township | A | 0.6 | 2.8 |
| Douglass Township | A | 0.5 | 3.9 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pottsgrove Township | C− | 1.7 | 32.7 |
| Tinicum Township | A | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Point Township | A | 0.2 | 5.4 |
| Northumberland | B+ | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| Freeland | B+ | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| Windber | C | 7.0 | 3.9 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to West Pottsgrove Township’s population (3,798), 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 West Pottsgrove 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 West Pottsgrove Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (3,825 in 2025); our figure for West Pottsgrove Township is 3,798 (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 Pottsgrove Township
Is West Pottsgrove Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, West Pottsgrove Township reports more crime per resident than 83% of U.S. towns, a C− Safety Grade and #539 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 1.7 violent crimes per 1,000 residents a year, against 2.9 in the rest of Pennsylvania and the FBI’s national estimate of 3.6.
What is the crime rate in West Pottsgrove Township?
1.7 violent and 32.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025, as reported to the FBI. The rest of Pennsylvania reports 2.9 and 17.5; the FBI’s national estimate is 3.6 and 17.6.
Is West Pottsgrove Township safer than Pottstown?
Pottstown reports more crime per resident than West Pottsgrove Township: Pottstown grades D for safety and West Pottsgrove Township C−. Pottstown’s police reported 7.4 violent and 33.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices West Pottsgrove Township?
West Pottsgrove Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “West Pottsgrove 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.