Explore Philadelphia building permits, police crime data, and RSA-5 and RM-1 zoning in West Kensington, around Norris Square.
Search this neighborhoodWest Kensington is a Lower North Philadelphia neighborhood of about 10,500 residents between Fairhill and Old Kensington, along the Market-Frankford Line. RSA-5 rowhouse lots cover about 21% of it, multi-family RM-1 17% and ICMX industrial-commercial land 10%.
Norris Square, long the center of a Puerto Rican community, Fairhill Square, Eric N. Casiano Field, Michael J. Towey Playground and Waterloo Playground are inside the boundary, as is the Berks station on the Market-Frankford Line. SEPTA routes 3, 39, 47, 54 and 57 also serve it.
CivicScout shows Philadelphia Police Department reported incidents within a half-mile of any address in West Kensington. Philadelphia publishes no neighborhood field for crime, so counts near the edge of West Kensington include adjacent neighborhoods. Crash data is not available for Philadelphia.
View safety data →L&I issued 2,335 permits in West Kensington from January 2024 through October 2026, 321 of them building permits (135 for new construction) and 38 for demolition; the rest are trade, zoning and site permits. About 42% of building permits here were for new construction, a higher share than most Philadelphia neighborhoods; the rest cover alterations and additions to existing buildings.
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View new construction →The largest zoning district in West Kensington by area is RSA-5 (attached single-family houses and rowhouses), covering about 21% of the neighborhood, followed by RM-1 (multi-family housing) at 17% and ICMX (industrial-commercial mixed-use) at 10%.
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