Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0Per resident, Sutton Bonington records less crime than 94% of UK towns
That puts it at A for safety, judged on crimes police recorded inside Sutton Bonington’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Violent crime is lower than in 99% of UK towns; burglary, vehicle crime and damage, lower than in only 46%. Violence and property crime split as 4.8 violent and sexual offences and 10.0 incidents of burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Crimes and reports per 1,000 residents (Census 2021) a year, September 2023 to August 2026.
What stands out about safety in Sutton Bonington
Less crime than most places its size
Of 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Sutton Bonington has the 209th lowest rate of graded crime: lower than Duxford, Corbridge and Mannings Heath, higher than Charlton, Kedington and Bardsey. 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. 100% of Sutton Bonington’s residents live in one of the lowest-crime 10%, and 0% in one of the highest-crime 20%. Neighbourhood ranks ↓
Written from the police.uk and government data on this page. Figures are crimes police recorded, not convictions.
The grade: A for Sutton Bonington
A fairly firm grade. Built on 92 graded crimes over three years. The grade adds violent and sexual offences and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident and ranks Sutton Bonington against every UK town of 1,000 or more.
Per resident, against all UK towns; beside it, how it compares with towns its size.
Sutton Bonington places 209th of 1,764 towns its size, the least crime first
| # | Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Shops & theft | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clipsham Rutland | 1,150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 11 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | 1,034 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 1.6 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 15 | Woodborough Nottinghamshire | 1,649 | 5.3 | 2 | 1.4 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 23 | Tollerton Nottinghamshire | 1,976 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4.9 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 176 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | 1,217 | 11.2 | 3 | 3.6 | A+ |
| … | ||||||
| 206 | Charlton Hampshire | 2,121 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | A |
| 207 | Kedington Suffolk | 1,778 | 9.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | A |
| 208 | Bardsey West Yorkshire | 1,819 | 10.8 | 4 | 2.8 | A |
| 209 | Sutton Bonington Nottinghamshire | 2,064 | 4.8 | 10 | 2.8 | A |
| 210 | Flamstead Hertfordshire | 1,055 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 1.9 | A |
| 211 | Shadoxhurst Kent | 1,009 | 10.9 | 4 | 3 | A |
| 212 | Hellifield North Yorkshire | 1,478 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 2.9 | A |
| … | ||||||
| 1764 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | 1,928 | 259 | 64.7 | 57.2 | 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 Sutton Bonington, and others in Nottinghamshire.
Crime in Sutton Bonington 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 4 shoplifting and theft reports, in the 12 months to August 2026. Each dot is one resident; each coloured dot is one recorded crime.
What police recorded in the last 12 months
Show as a table
| Category | In the grade | Reports | Per 1,000 | Typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | not graded | 10 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage & arson | Home & vehicle | 7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Violence & sexual offences | Violent | 6 | 2.9 | 16.6 |
| Other theft | not graded | 6 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Burglary | Home & vehicle | 5 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| Drugs | not graded | 4 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| Other crime | not graded | 4 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Public order | not graded | 3 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Vehicle crime | Home & vehicle | 2 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Bicycle theft | not graded | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoplifting | not graded | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Possession of weapons | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | Violent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 1,000 to 2,500 people.
6 violent and sexual offences in the last 12 months, against 13 the year before
“Towns its size” pools all UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 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: homes and vehicles -39% (towns its size +0%).
One person died in collisions on Sutton Bonington’s roads in 2021–2025
Police recorded 18 collisions with injuries inside Sutton Bonington in five years, in which one person died (1 was a pedestrian). 5 people were killed or seriously injured: 1 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.
Most UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people (94%) had no road deaths in these five years, so with numbers this small a single collision changes the picture; Sutton Bonington’s one death is context, not a ranking.
Counting serious injuries too, a town of Sutton Bonington’s size at the median for UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people would see about 1 people killed or seriously injured in five years; Sutton Bonington had 5.
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 Sutton Bonington’s built-up area, 2021–2025. Described here; not part of the Safety Grade.
Crime in the places around Sutton Bonington
| Town | People | Violent | Homes & vehicles | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Bonington | 2,064 | 4.8 | 10 | A |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 31.2 | 19.3 | C− |
| Hathern | 2,351 | 13.6 | 11.8 | B+ |
| Long Whatton | 1,157 | 9.8 | 8.9 | A |
| East Leake | 8,551 | 18.5 | 9.3 | B |
| Gotham | 1,566 | 15.5 | 11.3 | B+ |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 32.1 | 15.5 | C− |
| Castle Donington | 7,344 | 21.7 | 12.3 | B− |
Sutton Bonington records less graded crime per resident than every neighbour in the table.
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 Sutton Bonington 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 Sutton Bonington
Is Sutton Bonington safe?
Police recorded 4.8 violent and sexual offences and 10 burglaries, vehicle crimes and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year over the three years to August 2026 (police.uk, inside Sutton Bonington’s built-up area). That earns an A for safety: less crime per resident than 94% of UK towns. Among 1,764 UK towns of 1,000 to 3,000 people, Sutton Bonington is 209th from the least crime. 100% of residents live in neighbourhoods in England’s lowest-crime 10%.
Is crime going up in Sutton Bonington?
Police recorded 6 violent and sexual offences in the 12 months to August 2026, against 13 in the 12 months before. With numbers this small, a few crimes change the rate a lot.
What is the most common crime in Sutton Bonington?
Criminal damage & arson: 7 in the 12 months to August 2026. Next came violence & sexual offences (6) and other theft (6), with 10 reports of anti-social behaviour.
How does Sutton Bonington compare with Loughborough?
Loughborough records 35.6 violent and sexual offences and 22 crimes against homes and vehicles per 1,000 residents a year, against Sutton Bonington’s 4.8 and 10, 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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