Neighborhood overview
Lake Edward West, Virginia Beach
Recent police-feed safety data for Lake Edward West in Virginia Beach, compared to theFBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Virginia Beach police open-data feed.
Safety Index
Lake Edward West reports notably higher per-capita rates than Virginia Beach citywide. Use the Awareness tab for the offense mix.
Violent (persons)
630 / 100k local
vs Virginia Beach 79 / 100k citywide (+697%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+92%)
Property
2,309 / 100k local
vs Virginia Beach 1,342 / 100k citywide (+72%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+49%)
~478 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~364 days · newest report 5/30/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)
Recent activity (17 reports in the last 30 days)
Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (59% of the window).
- · violent / persons reports up 1 week-over-week (2 this week, 1 the week before).
- · property reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).
- · society / public-order reports down 3 week-over-week (1 this week, 4 the week before).
- · Most reports in Lake Edward West occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 59% of the past 30 days landed in that window.
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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.