Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and I-2 and CMX-3 zoning in Crescentville, in the Northeast.
Search this neighborhoodCrescentville is a neighborhood in the upper Northeast, between Lawndale to the north and Northwood and Summerdale to the south. Industrial land is dominant: medium industrial (I-2) covers about 68% of its area, with CMX-3 commercial land at 13% and RSA-5 rowhouse blocks at 7%.
Around 6,400 residents live in the residential blocks between the industrial parcels. SEPTA routes 19, 24, 26, 67, 433 and 495 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Crescentville. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Crescentville include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 74 permits in Crescentville from January 2024 through October 2026, only 11 of them building permits; most activity here is trade work (plumbing, electrical and mechanical) on existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Crescentville by area is I-2 (medium industrial land), covering about 68% of the neighborhood, followed by CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 13% and RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses) at 7%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →Location reports for Crescentville addresses surface City of Philadelphia L&I building permits, code violations, 311 requests, nearby parks and the applicable Philadelphia Zoning Code district.
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