Crime Score for ZIP 25443, Shepherdstown, WV
Shepherdstown · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 78.78% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#8,734
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
West Virginia rank
#59
of 92 in state
Score index
32.8
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 25443 covers part of Shepherdstown in West Virginia. In September 2026 it scored in the 21.2th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Low Crime rating, among the quietest quarter of scored ZIP codes.
Nationally it ranks #8,734, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within West Virginia it ranks #59 of 92. That is 39.4 points below the West Virginia median of 60.6. It fell 0.37 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 21.59 to 21.22.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 21.22 | #8,734 | #59 |
| August 2026 | 21.59 | #9,208 | #32 |
Nearby ZIP codes
0 of 6 score lower than 25443. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
County
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On SpotCrime
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Questions about 25443
- Is ZIP code 25443 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 25443 scores in the 21.2th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Low Crime rating: among the quietest quarter of scored ZIP codes.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 25443 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 25443 compare with the rest of West Virginia?
- It ranks #59 of 92 scored ZIP codes in West Virginia, against a state median of the 60.6th percentile. Nationally it ranks #8,734 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.