Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in Newbold, on the Broad Street Line.
Search this neighborhoodNewbold is a South Philadelphia rowhouse neighborhood of about 8,700 residents, between Point Breeze and Lower Moyamensing. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 34% of it and RM-1 multi-family 11%, with CMX-2 and CMX-3 commercial blocks along the main streets.
Thomas I. Guerin Recreation Center and A. Giuseppe DiSilvestro Playground are inside the boundary, as is the Broad Street Line's Tasker-Morris station. SEPTA routes 2, 4, 29, 37 and 79 also serve the neighborhood.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in Newbold. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of Newbold include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 831 permits in Newbold from January 2024 through October 2026, 138 of them building permits (3 for new construction); the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. Building permits are almost all for alterations and additions to existing buildings, with little new construction.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in Newbold by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 34% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 11% and CMX-2 (commercial mixed-use) at 5%.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
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