Is Pinewood Gardens safe?
Virginia Beach, Virginia · safety score updated nightly
Yes — it is one of the safer places in the metro to walk around.
VibeLoco rates Pinewood Gardens as “Go”.
Gogo's take on Pinewood Gardens
“Go. Pinewood Gardens is a quiet, settled suburban residential neighborhood with low levels of violent crime and a strong presence of military and working-class families. While it is purely residential with few attractions directly inside its borders, it offers a peaceful and secure environment for visitors staying in local vacation rentals or visiting friends.”
About the area
Pinewood Gardens is an established mid-century residential neighborhood in Virginia Beach, characterized by single-family ranch-style homes and tree-lined streets. Located just a short drive from the Virginia Beach Oceanfront and Town Center, it functions primarily as a calm residential pocket away from tourist corridors.
- Quiet Residential
- Car-Dependent
- Suburban
- Tree-Lined
Walking and biking in Pinewood Gardens
Walk score: 38/100 · Bike score: 52/100
There is no local public bike-share station within the subdivision, but neighborhood streets connect easily to surrounding city bike lanes leading towards the resort area.
Reasons to go, and reasons to think twice
Pros
- Violent crime rates are consistently well below national and regional metro averages
- High household vehicle access and stable residential occupancy
- Convenient driving access to oceanfront attractions, shopping hubs, and NAS Oceana
Cons
- Isolated incidents of opportunistic property crimes such as vehicle break-ins
- Virtually no commercial amenities or pedestrian infrastructure within interior streets
- Lack of continuous sidewalks on several residential roadways
Homelessness: Visible homelessness is virtually non-existent inside Pinewood Gardens, with occasional unhoused individuals only seen intermittently along major commercial thoroughfares like Virginia Beach Boulevard.
What Pinewood Gardens is like at each time of day
- Morning · 5a – 11a
- Peaceful and active with residents walking dogs and heading out for morning commutes.
- Afternoon · 11a – 5p
- Calm and safe with standard residential activity and school transit.
- Evening · 5p – 10p
- Quiet suburban streets with little foot traffic and very safe conditions for an evening stroll.
- Late night · 10p – 5a
- Very dark and quiet; violent crime is rare, though visitors should lock parked vehicles against opportunistic theft.
Transit, parking and getting around
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) provides regional bus service via routes along nearby arterial roads like Virginia Beach Boulevard, though direct interior bus penetration is minimal and requires personal vehicle use.
Ample free residential street and driveway parking is readily available throughout the neighborhood without parking meters or permits.
Things to do in Pinewood Gardens
- Take a short five-minute drive east to the Virginia Beach Boardwalk and oceanfront beaches
- Visit the nearby Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center along General Booth Boulevard
- Explore nature trails and outdoor recreation at Marshview Park
Local favorites
- Doc Taylor's Restaurant · American Diner · 4.6★ (3200)A legendary nearby seaside cottage serving hearty breakfast staples and lunch comfort foods.
- The Shack on 8th · Outdoor Bar & Lounge · 4.5★ (1150)Popular open-air gathering spot close by featuring lawn games, craft drinks, and casual bites.
- Waterman's Surfside Grille · Seafood Restaurant · 4.5★ (6400)Classic oceanfront eatery famous for fresh seafood platters and signature Orange Crush cocktails.
Scores are safety-driven — recent reported crime and local news plus Census income, poverty, housing, education, household and access data — refreshed nightly. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee — conditions change street to street.