Crime Score for ZIP 24459, Middlebrook, VA
Middlebrook · Augusta County · September 2026 snapshot · powered by SpotCrime
Lower crime than 52.20% of US ZIP codes
National rank
#5,788
of 14,733 scored ZIPs
Virginia rank
#164
of 376 in state
Score index
55.9
crime intensity
Snapshot
September 2026
updated monthly
ZIP code 24459 covers part of Middlebrook in Augusta County, Virginia. In September 2026 it scored in the 47.8th percentile for reported crime among 14,733 scored US ZIP codes. That is a Below Average rating, below the national midpoint for reported crime.
Nationally it ranks #5,788, where #1 is the highest-crime ZIP in the country. Within Virginia it ranks #164 of 376. It sits right at the Virginia median of 47.7. It fell 3.08 percentile points between August 2026 and September 2026, from 50.88 to 47.80.
Higher percentile and a lower rank number both mean more reported crime. Levels are fixed cutoffs on the percentile: Low under 25, Below Average to 50, Above Average to 75, High to 90, Very High to 99, Extreme above. Scores reflect incidents reported by police and published by SpotCrime, so they measure reported crime, not every event that happens.
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Monthly history
| Month | Percentile | National rank | State rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026(latest) | 47.80 | #5,788 | #164 |
| August 2026 | 50.88 | #5,769 | #141 |
Nearby ZIP codes
4 of 6 score lower than 24459. Closest scored ZIPs by distance.
On SpotCrime
The score on this page is built from the same incident reports SpotCrime maps.
Questions about 24459
- Is ZIP code 24459 safe?
- CrimeScore does not label places safe or unsafe. ZIP 24459 scores in the 47.8th percentile for reported crime as of September 2026, which is a Below Average rating: below the national midpoint for reported crime.. Scores reflect police reports, so areas with less reporting can look calmer than they are.
- How is the crime score for 24459 calculated?
- SpotCrime collects police incident reports for the area, weights them into a crime intensity index, and ranks that index against every scored US ZIP code to get a percentile. The score is republished monthly and carries a model hash so you can tell which version produced it.
- How does 24459 compare with the rest of Virginia?
- It ranks #164 of 376 scored ZIP codes in Virginia, against a state median of the 47.7th percentile. Nationally it ranks #5,788 of 14,733.
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Data: CrimeScore by SpotCrime, September 2026 publication. Scores describe areas, not people, and are not predictions. Terms.