Keynsham South, Bath and North East Somerset: Safety
Safety
Crime in Keynsham South sits roughly in line with the UK average. The neighbourhood is noticeably safer than nearby Keynsham North, which has recorded significantly higher crime rates in both 2024 and 2025.
In 2024 and 2025, Keynsham South recorded around 79 crimes per 1,000 people — below the UK average of 89 to 92. Keynsham North, by contrast, recorded over 124 crimes per 1,000 people in 2024, making Keynsham South considerably quieter.
Vehicle crime is low and has dropped further over the past two years. Burglary figures also fell sharply in 2025. Anti-social behaviour is present but matches the national average rather than standing out as a problem.
Source: police-recorded crime for Keynsham South ward (Avon and Somerset Constabulary, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Keynsham South ward: Avon and Somerset Constabulary data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Keynsham South ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
79.2
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Similar to
South West region average
82.6
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Saltford
34.2
Lower than
Keynsham East
88.9
Lower than
Keynsham North
89.3
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Keynsham South ward and the South West region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences50%39%
- Anti-social behaviour20%18%
- Public order8%8%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Other theft5%7%
- Vehicle crime2%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Drugs2%2%
- Burglary1%3%
- Shoplifting1%8%
- Robbery1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%<1%
