South Bronx Neighborhoods, ZIP Codes & Safety
The South Bronx is a region of the Bronx, not a single neighborhood. This page follows the New York State Comptroller's definition: south of the Cross Bronx Expressway and west of the Bronx River, roughly Bronx Community Districts 1 through 4. That area holds 10 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas and 399,664 residents (2020 Census), 27% of the Bronx.
Each neighborhood's figures below are its own; DwellCheck does not score the South Bronx as one place. For what it's like to live there, read Living in the South Bronx.
Where is the South Bronx?
The South Bronx has no official boundary, and sources draw it differently. DwellCheck uses the definition from the Office of the New York State Comptroller, "The South Bronx: An Economic Snapshot," Report 13-2024 (November 2023):
“The area of the Bronx south of the Cross Bronx Expressway (Interstate 95), and west of the Bronx River, is referred to throughout this report as the South Bronx … These are almost contiguous with Bronx community districts one through four, and include most of ZIP code areas 10451, 10452, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459 and 10474.” Source
Older and broader usages differ:
- “Originally denoting only Mott Haven and Melrose, the South Bronx extended up to the Cross Bronx Expressway by the 1960s, encompassing Hunts Point, Morrisania, and Highbridge.” Wikipedia, "South Bronx"
- “Originally referring to the industrial area below East 138th Street, the name 'South Bronx' symbolically has had its northern boundary shift northward to East 149th Street, East 161st Street, the Cross Bronx Expressway, and Fordham Road over the years.” Wikipedia, "South Bronx"
The table below uses the 2020 Census Community District Tabulation Areas BX01, BX02, BX03, BX04, which approximate Community Districts 1 through 4, and lists every residential Neighborhood Tabulation Area inside them. It does not stretch north to Fordham Road.
Neighborhoods in the South Bronx
The 10 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas (NTAs) in Community Districts 1 through 4. Crime near a typical point is the average count of NYPD crime complaints within 300 m of 100 fixed random points in the NTA (June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026).
| NTA | District | Residents (2020) | Crime near a typical point | DwellCheck guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Haven-Port Morris BX0101 | CD 1 | 57,718 | 605 | Mott Haven |
| Melrose BX0102 | CD 1 | 42,651 | 1,129 | Melrose |
| Hunts Point BX0201 | CD 2 | 15,131 | 213 | Hunts Point |
| Longwood BX0202 | CD 2 | 40,289 | 816 | None yet |
| Morrisania BX0301 | CD 3 | 37,607 | 823 | None yet |
| Claremont Village-Claremont (East) BX0302 | CD 3 | 24,553 | 719 | None yet |
| Crotona Park East BX0303 | CD 3 | 30,158 | 568 | None yet |
| Concourse-Concourse Village BX0401 | CD 4 | 69,387 | 767 | Concourse |
| Highbridge BX0402 | CD 4 | 32,456 | 582 | Highbridge |
| Mount Eden-Claremont (West) BX0403 | CD 4 | 49,651 | 1,046 | Mount Eden |
| South Bronx | CD 1–4 | 399,664 | 727 | |
| Bronx (37 residential NTAs) | 1,472,654 | 516 |
Residents: 2020 Census by NTA (NYC Department of City Planning); the region total also counts the few residents of its park NTAs. Bronx: 2020 Census county total. Region crime figure: the mean of its 10 NTAs' figures, which pools all their points the same way the Bronx figure pools its 37 NTAs. Source: NYPD complaint data (NYC Open Data).
DwellCheck neighborhood guides in the South Bronx
Each guide's own published figures. The safety standing ranks crime per resident among the Bronx neighborhoods DwellCheck tracks; livability is out of 10.
| Neighborhood | Safety standing | Crimes (12 mo) | Livability | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mott Haven | Safer than 10% of BronxMuch Higher Than Average | 7,373 | 5/10 | 10454 (68%), 10455 (16%), 10451 (16%) |
| Melrose | Safer than 5% of BronxHigh Activity Area | 6,482 | 4.8/10 | 10455 (54%), 10451 (36%), 10456 (9%) |
| Hunts Point | Highest Crime Rate of 22 Bronx NeighborhoodsHigh Activity Area | 3,533 | 3.5/10 | 10474 (77%), 10459 (23%) |
| Concourse | Safer than 29% of BronxHigher Than Average | 6,624 | 4.6/10 | 10456 (42%), 10451 (40%), 10452 (19%) |
| Highbridge | Safer than 33% of BronxHigher Than Average | 2,533 | 3.1/10 | 10452 (100%) |
| Mount EdenFigures also cover Mount Hope (BX0502), outside Community Districts 1 through 4 | Safer than 19% of BronxMuch Higher Than Average | 10,679 | 4.6/10 | 10457 (43%), 10452 (27%), 10453 (20%), 10456 (10%) |
Crimes: NYPD complaints over each guide's latest 12 months. ZIP shares: share of the guide area's residential units, NYC PLUTO. Open a guide for the full breakdown.
Is the South Bronx safe?
There is no single answer for a region of 399,664 people. Around a typical point in the South Bronx, NYPD recorded 727 crime complaints within 300 m over twelve months, 1.4× the figure for the Bronx (516). Within the region it ranges from 213 (Hunts Point) to 1,129 (Melrose).
A count near a point measures incidents per place, not per resident; the per-resident standings are in the neighborhood guides above. Safety varies by block, so check the address you are considering.
Check a South Bronx address →Frequently Asked Questions about the South Bronx
1Where is the South Bronx?
The South Bronx is the southern part of the Bronx, New York City. It has no official boundary. The New York State Comptroller's office defines it as the area south of the Cross Bronx Expressway and west of the Bronx River, "almost contiguous with Bronx community districts one through four" (Office of the New York State Comptroller, "The South Bronx: An Economic Snapshot," Report 13-2024 (November 2023)). The name used to cover much less: Wikipedia notes it originally meant only Mott Haven and Melrose and reached the Cross Bronx Expressway by the 1960s, and that its northern edge has been placed as far north as Fordham Road. DwellCheck follows the Comptroller's Community Districts 1 through 4.
2What neighborhoods are in the South Bronx?
Bronx Community Districts 1 through 4 contain 10 of the city's 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas: Mott Haven-Port Morris, Melrose, Hunts Point, Longwood, Morrisania, Claremont Village-Claremont (East), Crotona Park East, Concourse-Concourse Village, Highbridge and Mount Eden-Claremont (West). DwellCheck has neighborhood guides for Mott Haven, Melrose, Hunts Point, Concourse, Highbridge and Mount Eden. Longwood, Morrisania, Claremont Village-Claremont (East) and Crotona Park East have no DwellCheck guide yet.
3What ZIP codes are in the South Bronx?
The Comptroller's report says its South Bronx includes most of ZIP codes 10451, 10452, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10459 and 10474. ZIP codes don't follow neighborhood lines, so each neighborhood guide lists its own: Mott Haven 10454 (68%), 10455 (16%) and 10451 (16%); Melrose 10455 (54%), 10451 (36%) and 10456 (9%); Hunts Point 10474 (77%) and 10459 (23%); Concourse 10456 (42%), 10451 (40%) and 10452 (19%); Highbridge 10452 (100%); Mount Eden 10457 (43%), 10452 (27%), 10453 (20%) and 10456 (10%) (share of residential units, NYC PLUTO).
4Is the South Bronx safe?
DwellCheck publishes no single safety rating for the South Bronx; it varies by neighborhood. Around a typical point in its 10 residential NTAs, NYPD recorded 727 crime complaints within 300 m (June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2026), 1.4× the 516 around a typical point across the Bronx's 37 residential NTAs; for violent felonies it is 81 vs 58 (1.4×). By neighborhood, per resident: Mott Haven has a lower crime rate per resident than 10% of Bronx neighborhoods; Melrose has a lower crime rate per resident than 5% of Bronx neighborhoods; Hunts Point has the highest crime rate per resident of the 22 Bronx neighborhoods we track; Concourse has a lower crime rate per resident than 29% of Bronx neighborhoods; Highbridge has a lower crime rate per resident than 33% of Bronx neighborhoods; Mount Eden has a lower crime rate per resident than 19% of Bronx neighborhoods.
5How many people live in the South Bronx?
399,664 people lived in the NTAs of Bronx Community Districts 1 through 4 in the 2020 Census (NYC Department of City Planning counts by NTA), 27% of the Bronx's 1,472,654.
6Is Mott Haven the same as the South Bronx?
No. Mott Haven is one neighborhood inside the South Bronx. Its NTA, Mott Haven-Port Morris (BX0101), had 57,718 residents in 2020, 14% of the region's 399,664. The Mott Haven guide covers that NTA only.
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