Virginia Water
Middle areaWest Runnymede. 6,531 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Virginia Water live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Virginia Water
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Virginia Water at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Runnymede.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 134 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 64 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Vehicle crime | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Virginia Water compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Virginia Water safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Virginia Water at a rate of 53.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 85.0 per 1,000 people across Runnymede.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 40 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Virginia Water.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (134), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (64).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Runnymede
These figures are published for the whole of Runnymede, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Runnymede and not Virginia Water alone. See Runnymede
Virginia Water in brief
The median price paid for a home in Virginia Water was £870,000 in 2025.
Virginia Water had 6,334 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Virginia Water live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Virginia Water, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.