Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Mill Creek, in West Philadelphia.
Search this neighborhoodMill Creek is a West Philadelphia neighborhood of about 9,200 residents, between Carroll Park and Belmont to the north and Walnut Hill to the south. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 33% of it, RM-1 multi-family 12% and CMX-3 commercial 7%.
West Mill Creek Playground, Sister Clara Muhammad Square, Tiffany Fletcher Recreation Center and Lucien E. Blackwell Park are inside the boundary. The Market-Frankford Line, the Subway-Surface trolleys, the Route 15 trolley and bus routes 30, 31, 43, 52 and 64 serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Mill Creek. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Mill Creek include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 725 permits in Mill Creek from January 2024 through October 2026, 124 of them building permits (13 for new construction) and 22 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Most building permits are for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with new construction about 10% of them.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →The largest zoning district in Mill Creek by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 33% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 12% and CMX-3 (commercial mixed-use) at 7%.
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View schools →Location reports for Mill Creek 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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