Staines Town vs Virginia Water

Staines Town has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 1,947 crimes in the last 12 months. Virginia Water has a safety score of 53/100 (Average) with 361 crimes. Virginia Water scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Staines Town shows a year-on-year crime trend of -3% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Virginia Water shows -3% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Staines Town, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (547 incidents). In Virginia Water, it is Violent Crime (132 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Staines Town recorded 342 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Virginia Water recorded 57. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Staines Town totalled 547 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 132 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, Staines Town recorded 2,007 crimes (now 1,947, a change of -3%). Virginia Water recorded 372 crimes previously (now 361, -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. Staines Town has a resolution rate of 25.2% and Virginia Water has 21.4%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Staines Town 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 Staines Town and Virginia Water. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.