Photo: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0Violence recorded in Keyworth is up 100% in a year, while towns its size held steady
At 4.5 per 1,000 residents, shoplifting in Keyworth runs well past the 1.8 of a typical town its size (31 recorded in the 12 months to August 2026). Typical years here bring 12.8 violent and sexual offences plus 5.5 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 residents. The town grades A for safety overall (#3 of 49 in Nottinghamshire): less crime per resident than 87% of UK towns, on crimes police recorded inside its built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Keyworth
Less crime than most places its size
Of 481 UK towns of 5,000 to 9,000 people, Keyworth has the 15th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Moor Park, Ashingdon and Lydiate, higher than Bolton-le-Sands, Strensall and Budleigh Salterton. Towns its size ↓
Many neighbourhoods rank low for crime nationally
The government’s Indices of Deprivation 2025 rank every neighbourhood in England on recorded crime. 66% of Keyworth’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Violent crime rose over the year
In the 12 months to August 2026 police recorded 100% more violent crime per resident in Keyworth than in the year before; across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people violent crime held steady. Burglary, vehicle crime and criminal damage rose 16% (towns its size: held steady). Trend ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
Keyworth: A for safety, and why
A fairly firm grade. Built on 374 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Keyworth against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
How crime in Keyworth has moved
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people that police.uk covers each month (Greater Manchester has no data).
Rolling twelve-month rate, per 1,000 residents a year (longer windows for smaller places, where a few crimes swing a month). In the 12 months to August 2026 against the 12 before: violent +100% (towns its size +1%), homes and vehicles +16% (towns its size -1%), shoplifting and theft -4% (towns its size +2%), anti-social behaviour +3% (towns its size +0%).
Most Keyworth residents live in one of England’s lowest-crime neighbourhoods
81% of residents live in the lowest-crime 30% of England’s neighbourhoods, and 0% in the highest-crime 20%. The crime domain scores the risk of violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage where people live, so it can read differently from the town-wide rate, which counts crimes where they happened.
Keyworth’s residents by the crime decile of their neighbourhood (LSOA, about 1,500 people) in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (crime domain), where 1 is the highest-crime 10% of England’s neighbourhoods and 10 the lowest.
Keyworth places 15th of 481 towns its size, the least crime first
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merley Dorset | 5,489 | 8.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 3 | Ravenshead Nottinghamshire | 5,370 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 3.7 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 12 | Bolton-le-Sands Lancashire | 6,728 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 3.8 | A |
| 13 | Strensall North Yorkshire | 6,060 | 14.5 | 3.5 | 2.2 | A |
| 14 | Budleigh Salterton Devon | 5,237 | 13.1 | 5 | 4 | A |
| 15 | Keyworth Nottinghamshire | 6,822 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 6.6 | A |
| 16 | Albrighton Shropshire | 6,983 | 13.9 | 4.4 | 5.8 | A |
| 17 | Lightwater Surrey | 6,539 | 11.3 | 7 | 11.3 | A |
| 18 | Crawley Down West Sussex | 5,775 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 3.2 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 74 | Southwell Nottinghamshire | 7,405 | 12.4 | 12 | 7.7 | B+ |
| … | ||||||
| 116 | Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire | 5,327 | 18.7 | 8.5 | 4.6 | B |
| … | ||||||
| 122 | East Leake Nottinghamshire | 8,551 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 5.3 | B |
| … | ||||||
| 481 | City of London London | 7,820 | 252.8 | 111.5 | 710 | D− |
Safety letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only.
Graded crime per 1,000 residents a year, September 2023 to August 2026, counting from the least: towns ranked near Keyworth, and others in Nottinghamshire.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Against the typical town its size, Keyworth runs highest on shoplifting (4.5 per 1,000 against 1.8) and other crime (2.5 per 1,000 against 1.5). Anti-social behaviour and other theft sit below it.
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 120 | 17.6 | 22.4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 36 | 5.3 | 8.8 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 31 | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 28 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Other crime | not graded | 17 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| Public order | not graded | 16 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 13 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 12 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 10 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Drugs | not graded | 3 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Robbery | Violent | 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Theft from the person | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
“Violent” is police.uk’s violence and sexual offences (which includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury), robbery and possession of weapons. Anti-social behaviour isn’t a crime category; shoplifting and other theft happen mostly in shops and town centres rather than to residents, so neither counts in the grade.
September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 residents. The tick on each bar is the typical (median) town among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
Crime in Keyworth per 1,000 residents
A crime isn’t a victim: one person can report several, and crimes in a town centre often involve visitors rather than residents.
And about 7 burglaries, vehicle crimes or acts of criminal damage, plus 7 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
No one died in a collision on Keyworth’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 16 collisions with injuries inside Keyworth in five years. 7 people were killed or seriously injured: 2 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people (81%) had no road deaths in these five years, and Keyworth is one of them.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Keyworth’s size at the median for UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people would see about 6 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Keyworth had 7.
Casualties are counted where the collision happened, not where people lived: a main road through town adds through-traffic, and residents’ own risk on roads elsewhere isn’t here. Seriously injured uses the Department for Transport’s adjusted figures, which even out the police forces’ different ways of recording injuries. There’s no national rate here: more than half of road deaths in England and Wales (58%) happen outside every town’s built-up area. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), 2021–2025.
Collisions police recorded inside Keyworth’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Keyworth
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyworth | 6,822 | 12.8 | 5.5 | A |
| Tollerton | 1,976 | 5.2 | 2.9 | A+ |
| Edwalton | 4,762 | 28 | 9.7 | C+ |
| Ruddington | 7,491 | 23 | 11.6 | B− |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 27.4 | 9.2 | C+ |
| Gamston (Rushcliffe) | 2,171 | 9.8 | 5.2 | A |
| West Bridgford | 36,489 | 16.6 | 9 | B+ |
| Clifton | 22,936 | 43.7 | 18.5 | D |
Keyworth records more graded crime per resident than 2 of its 7 neighbours. Tollerton, 1.9 miles away, records 5.2 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year (3-year average), against Keyworth’s 12.8.
Per 1,000 residents a year, the same three years. Tap a town for its safety page.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Where crimes happen, not where victims live. police.uk places each crime at a point near where it happened. Town centres with shops, stations, a hospital and nightlife record more crime per resident, and residents of nearby villages who come in to shop or go out are part of that count.
- Bigger towns record more per resident. Across UK towns, recorded crime per resident rises steeply with size, more than in the U.S., so a city’s grade sits low against the whole UK. The “towns its size” figures show where Keyworth sits among towns like it; they are context and don’t change the grade.
- Points are approximate. police.uk moves each point to the nearest of a set of anonymous map points, so crimes near the edge of the built-up area can fall either side of it.
Questions about safety in Keyworth
Is Keyworth safe?
Police recorded 12.8 violent and sexual offences and 5.5 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Keyworth’s built-up area). That earns an A for safety: less crime per resident than 87% of UK towns. Among 481 UK towns of 5,000 to 9,000 people, Keyworth is 15th from the least crime. 66% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Keyworth?
In the 12 months to August 2026, against the 12 months before, violent crime rose 100%, burglary, vehicle crime and damage rose 16%, shoplifting and theft held steady and anti-social behaviour held steady. Across UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, violent crime held steady.
What is the most common crime in Keyworth?
Violence & sexual offences: 120 in the 12 months to August 2026, which in police.uk includes harassment, stalking and assault without injury. Next came shoplifting (31) and criminal damage & arson (28), with 36 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Keyworth compare with Nottingham?
Nottingham records 53.3 violent and sexual offences and 23.3 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Keyworth’s 12.8 and 5.5, over the same three years.
Sources: data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025, crime domain by LSOA (residents from ONS Census 2021) · Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions 2021–2025, points inside the built-up-area boundary · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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