Photo: WhisperToMe · Public domainCrime reported in Surfside Beach, TX
Surfside Beach’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade.
3 crimes reported in 2025
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so we show counts rather than rates.
3 crimes reported in 2025
3 violent and 0 property, as reported to the FBI by Surfside Beach’s police.
2025 offenses reported
Offenses reported to police, not convictions. FBI Uniform Crime Reporting. The last row is counted outside the property total.
The nearest Texas towns with a Safety Grade
Each town’s own police figures, per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
| Town | Grade | Distance | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Creek | C+ | 4 mi | 1.6 | 15.5 |
| Freeport | C− | 4 mi | 5.3 | 14.3 |
| Clute | C | 8 mi | 2.8 | 18.6 |
| Richwood | B+ | 10 mi | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| Lake Jackson | C | 12 mi | 2.7 | 16.3 |
| Angleton | B− | 17 mi | 2.6 | 10.2 |
Straight-line distance from the center of Surfside Beach. Nearby towns can differ a lot from Surfside Beach.
One person died in crashes on Surfside Beach’s roads in 2019–2023
Surfside Beach had 1 fatal crash in five years, in which one person died.
That is about what is typical for Texas towns of 2,500–5,000 people: at their median rate (5.8 deaths per 100,000 residents a year), a town of Surfside Beach’s size would see about 0 in five years. With numbers this small, a death or two either way changes the picture, so Surfside Beach’s own rate (29.5) is context, not a ranking.
Deaths are counted where the crash happened, not where the people lived: a highway through town adds through-traffic deaths, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Town rates sit below state and U.S. rates because a third of fatal crashes happen outside any town. Road safety is described here and is not part of the Safety Grade. Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023.
Surfside Beach and its neighbors
How reported crime compares across the town line. Tap a town to see its safety page.
| Town | Grade | Violent | Property |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | C− | 5.3 | 14.3 |
Crimes reported to the FBI per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- It’s reported crime. Only incidents reported to and recorded by police appear here. Many crimes are never reported to police.
- One number for all of Surfside Beach. A town-wide rate doesn’t show where incidents happen, and that can differ a lot from one part of town to another.
- Visitors count too. Incidents involving people who work, shop or visit are counted against Surfside Beach’s residents, which raises the per-resident rate.
- Whose population. Rates use the FBI’s population for the department (721 in 2025); our figure for Surfside Beach is 694 (2025 Census estimate).
- Gaps are real gaps. A missing year means the department didn’t report a full year, not that nothing happened.
How the grade is calculated, for every town: How TownRatings grades safety →
Questions about safety in Surfside Beach
Is Surfside Beach, TX safe?
There is no Safety Grade for Surfside Beach. Surfside Beach’s police department covers under 1,000 people in the FBI’s count, so the page shows its counts, not rates, and there is no Safety Grade. The nearest Texas towns with a grade are Oyster Creek (C+, 4 mi), Freeport (C−, 4 mi), Clute (C, 8 mi).
Who polices Surfside Beach?
Surfside Beach’s own police department, which reports to the FBI as “Surfside Beach”. Its figures are the ones on this page.
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Crime: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: offenses known to law enforcement by city, 2025, and state and national rates. Counts are crimes reported to police, not convictions. The Safety Grade is our own summary of that data, not an official rating. Road deaths: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2019–2023. This isn’t an official statement of public safety. In an emergency, call 911.