Photo: Smallbones · Public domainWillistown Township has less crime per resident than nine in ten U.S. towns
Recorded violent crime ran at 0.7 per 1,000 residents a year and property crime at 2.5, against 2.9 and 17.5 in the rest of Pennsylvania. On crimes Willistown Township’s police reported from 2023 to 2025, it grades A for safety: #119 of 578 graded towns in Pennsylvania. Among its 3 neighbors with figures, 2 record less crime per resident.
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 Willistown Township
2 of the 3 graded towns next door report less crime
Of the 7 Pennsylvania towns on Willistown Township’s borders, 3 have a Safety Grade: Malvern (A+), Newtown Township (A), Easttown Township (A−). East Goshen Township, Edgmont Township and Westtown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Tredyffrin Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024. Neighbors ↓
Written from the FBI data on this page. Figures are crimes reported to police, not convictions.
What’s behind Willistown 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; property crime is the stronger of the two.
Violent crime, by year and by type
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| Year | Willistown Township | Rest of Pennsylvania | U.S. (FBI national estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
| 2024 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 2025 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
By type 2023–2025, counts
Willistown Township’s police reported 25 violent crimes to the FBI over 2023–2025, about 0.7 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 Willistown 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.
Reported crime is steady
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| Year | Willistown Township property | Rest of Pennsylvania property | Willistown Township violent | Rest of Pennsylvania violent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 | 19.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | 2.5 | 17.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2025 | 1.9 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
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, 2023–2025, against the rest of Pennsylvania.
28 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. 2025 figures come from Pennsylvania State Police UCR, which publishes violent crime, homicides, robberies and property crime only.
6 violent and 22 property, as reported to the FBI by Willistown Township’s police.
Five people died in crashes on Willistown Township’s roads in 2019–2023
Willistown Township had 5 fatal crashes in five years, in which five people died; 1 was a pedestrian and 1 was a cyclist.
That is about what is typical for Pennsylvania towns of 5,000–25,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Willistown Township’s size would see about 3 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Willistown Township’s own rate (8.8) 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.
Willistown Township and its neighbors
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willistown Township | A | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| Newtown Township | A | 0.2 | 3.8 |
| East Goshen Township | — | — | — |
| Malvern | A+ | 0.2 | 2.9 |
| Edgmont Township | — | — | — |
| Tredyffrin Township | — | — | — |
| Easttown Township | A− | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Westtown Township | — | — | — |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. East Goshen Township, Edgmont Township and Westtown Township have no FBI figures of their own for 2023–2025. Tredyffrin Township reported to the FBI for 2023 and 2025 but not 2024.
Pennsylvania towns of a similar size
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willistown Township | A | 0.7 | 2.5 |
| North Union Township | A+ | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Douglass Township | A+ | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| Lower Burrell | A | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| Lehman Township | A− | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Rostraver Township | C | 0.6 | 25.6 |
The five graded Pennsylvania towns closest to Willistown Township’s population (11,443), 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 Willistown 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 Willistown Township’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (11,541 in 2025); our figure for Willistown Township is 11,443 (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 Willistown Township
Is Willistown Township, PA safe?
On crimes reported to the FBI in 2023–2025, Willistown Township reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade and #119 of 578 in Pennsylvania. Its police reported 0.7 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 Willistown Township?
0.7 violent and 2.5 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 Willistown Township safer than Newtown Township?
Newtown Township reports less crime per resident than Willistown Township: Newtown Township grades A for safety and Willistown Township A. Newtown Township’s police reported 0.2 violent and 3.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Who polices Willistown Township?
Willistown Township’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Willistown Township Police Department”. 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.