Virginia Beach Burglary
Virginia Beach · Burglary · updated 2026-11-12
In 2025, the latest complete year, Virginia Beach police open data recorded 286 burglary incidents, 1.0% of all 28,130 incidents reported in the city that year and down 31.4% from 2024. That is about 62.9 per 100,000 residents, compared with 412 per 100,000 across the 59 US cities on TheCrimeMaps.com with complete 2025 data that list this crime type. So far in 2026, 193 burglary incidents have been published.
Burglary in Virginia Beach by year
| Year | Incidents | Per 100K | vs prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | 193 | — | — |
| 2025 | 286 | 62.9 | down 31.4% |
| 2024 | 417 | 91.7 | up 3.0% |
| 2023 | 405 | 89.0 | down 1.9% |
| 2022 | 413 | 90.8 | up 3.8% |
| 2021 | 398 | 87.5 | — |
| 2020 (partial year) | 1,064 | — | — |
Year rows reflect the months published by the source; partial years are labelled and never compared or turned into rates. Full archive: 4,518 burglary incidents.
Neighborhoods with the most burglary (2025)
- Oceanfront - 31st St South 14 incidents
- Bayside Borough 12 incidents
- Kempsville Area 10 incidents
- Shadowlawn Heights 7 incidents
- Princess Anne Plaza 5 incidents
- Princess Anne Road Corridor in Princess Anne 5 incidents
- Newlight 5 incidents
- Green Run 5 incidents
Neighborhood names as published by the police feed; counts are not adjusted for population.
Questions
How many burglary incidents were reported in Virginia Beach in 2025?
286, according to Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls open data as mapped by TheCrimeMaps.com.
Is burglary going up or down in Virginia Beach?
Reported burglary was down 31.4% in 2025 compared with 2024, and down 30.8% compared with 2022 (falling over three years).
Where does this data come from?
Source: Virginia Beach Police Department (78%), Virginia Beach Police Department 911 calls (22%) open data. TheCrimeMaps.com groups each published offense into a crime type; counts are police-reported incidents, not convictions, and some reports are reclassified or removed by the source later.
Other crime types in Virginia Beach
- Virginia Beach other 14,971 in 2025
- Virginia Beach theft 5,396 in 2025
- Virginia Beach assault 4,120 in 2025
- Virginia Beach theft from vehicle 1,283 in 2025
- Virginia Beach fraud 1,226 in 2025
- Virginia Beach auto theft 510 in 2025
- Virginia Beach robbery 146 in 2025
- Virginia Beach sexual assault 104 in 2025
- Virginia Beach vandalism 45 in 2025
- Virginia Beach homicide 35 in 2025
- Virginia Beach shooting 8 in 2025