Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts vs Virginia Water

Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts has a safety score of 9/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,543 crimes in the last 12 months. Virginia Water has a safety score of 65/100 (Safe) with 284 crimes. Virginia Water scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts shows a year-on-year crime trend of -10.8% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Virginia Water shows -29.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (544 incidents). In Virginia Water, it is Violent Crime (106 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts recorded 244 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 Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts totalled 544 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 106 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, Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts recorded 1,730 crimes (now 1,543, a change of -10.8%). Virginia Water recorded 405 crimes previously (now 284, -29.9%).

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. Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts has a resolution rate of 16.5% and Virginia Water has 25%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts falls within the Surrey Police 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 Old Dean, St Michaels & Watchetts and Virginia Water. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.