Spring Valley is an unincorporated community of 34,100 in San Diego County, about 10 miles east of downtown San Diego · Updated November 2026
How common is property crime in Spring Valley?
Spring Valley grades B- for property crime, with more of it than the neighborhoods where 74% of Americans live. Theft makes up 30% of it. Burglary, the crime most likely to reach into a home, grades A, and vehicle theft grades D-.
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Property crime CrimeGrade™
Safety score 598 of 1,000More property crime than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
26% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more property crime than Spring Valley as a whole, and 74% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a property crime safety score of 823, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Spring Valley scores 598.
Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more property crime than most US neighborhoods.
How to read the map: each area's color compares its property crime with the homes, parked cars and people there, on one national scale, from green for the least to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Spring Valley, CA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Spring Valley, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.
Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports
What stands out about property crime in Spring Valley
Theft is a strength. Spring Valley grades B- for property crime, but theft grades A-, better than in the neighborhoods where 56% of Americans live.
Car thefts run high. Spring Valley has car thefts at about double the US rate: 5.4 a year per 1,000 residents, against 2.7 nationally.
Where property crime is lowest and highest in Spring Valley
In Spring Valley, 66% of residents live in areas graded A or B for property crime, 17% in areas graded C and 17% in areas graded D or F. Property crime grades across Spring Valley run from A to F.
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A or B 66%C 17%D or F 17%
Share of residents, by the property crime CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Property crime rates and types in Spring Valley
CrimeGrade™ estimates Spring Valley has about 13 reported property crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 47% less than the US as a whole and 55% less than California.
All property crime
Burglary
Vehicle theft
Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. Property crime here includes vandalism, which the FBI's property crime rate leaves out.
Vehicle theft is the most common property crime in Spring Valley, about 43% of the total, followed by theft and vandalism.
Each CrimeGrade™ here compares a property crime with what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for vehicle theft, people and parking for theft, homes and businesses for vandalism. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.
Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.
Property crime in Spring Valley and nearby cities
Of the 10 cities closest to Spring Valley, 6 have less property crime. Rancho San Diego and Bonita have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Spring Valley. Beside each property crime CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with cities of similar size and density, Spring Valley has more property crime than 90% of them.
Empty homes, shops and walkability in Spring Valley
Among the traits that tend to go with property crime, two set Spring Valley apart: it has 1.7% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and 3.5 stores and restaurants for every 1,000 residents, against 10.5 nationally. Places like that tend to report less burglary, vandalism and arson; here burglary and vandalism sit near the national middle.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary, vandalism and arson.1.7% of homesUS: 7.1%Lower than for 97% of US city residents
Stores and restaurantsShops and restaurants draw crowds and parked cars. Places with many stores tend to report more theft.3.5 per 1,000 residentsUS: 10.5Lower than for 96% of US city residents
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 94% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D (13 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 66% of US city residents
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JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft.14 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 94% of US city residents
Parking lotsBig lots at stores, offices and apartment complexes. Places with more lot space tend to report more theft.0.6 spaces per residentUS: 2.0Lower than for 88% of US city residents
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Spring Valley: D+ (19 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 84% of US city residents
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What property crime costs Spring Valley
Property crime costs Spring Valley about $4.4 million a year, or $130 per resident and about $409 per household: the value of what is stolen or damaged, plus the police, courts and prisons that respond.
Cost of property crime per resident, per year
How the cost breaks down
Pain and suffering add little to the cost of property crime, so this is close to its full cost.
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Burglary
$360,000
$11
Theft
$660,000
$19
Vehicle theft
$2.9 million
$84
Arson
$52,000
$2
Vandalism
$520,000
$15
Total
$4.4 million
$130
How CrimeGrade™ works
The property crime CrimeGrade™ covers burglary, theft, car theft, arson and vandalism, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most, on one scale for the whole country.
It weighs each property crime against what it affects: homes for burglary and arson, parked cars for car theft, and the people and parking around stores for theft.
The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Spring Valley is the other kind of example: few people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks lower than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.
Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.
Where the numbers come from
Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
Published research on what crime costs victims and communities
These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.
