Ruislip vs Virginia Water

Ruislip has a safety score of 22/100 (High Crime) and recorded 849 crimes in the last 12 months. Virginia Water has a safety score of 66/100 (Safe) with 274 crimes. Virginia Water scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Ruislip shows a year-on-year crime trend of -2.1% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Virginia Water shows -30.3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Ruislip, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Anti-Social Behaviour (212 incidents). In Virginia Water, it is Violent Crime (99 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Ruislip recorded 212 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Virginia Water recorded 46. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Ruislip totalled 179 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 99 in Virginia Water. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Ruislip recorded 867 crimes (now 849, a change of -2.1%). Virginia Water recorded 393 crimes previously (now 274, -30.3%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Ruislip has a resolution rate of 35.6% and Virginia Water has 21.1%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Ruislip falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Virginia Water is covered by Surrey Police. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Ruislip and Virginia Water. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.