Crap Towns / Keynsham / Criminal damage

How bad is criminal damage in Keynsham?

The police recorded 7.6 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Keynsham from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% higher than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 7.8, down from 8.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

Keynsham's High Street kerbs have tripped up more people than any vandal could manage.

Over time
PeriodHereTypical town
September 2023 to August 20248.47.3
September 2024 to August 20256.56.9
September 2025 to August 20267.86.6
Nearby towns
TownDistanceCrimes per 1,000 people a year
Bristol7.9 km10.4
Filton12.8 km8.7
Keynsham–7.6
Bath9.7 km7.3
Radstock13.7 km6.9
Kingswood and Fishponds7.2 km5.7
Long Ashton11.7 km4.0
Stoke Gifford11.2 km3.9
Peasedown St John11.5 km3.5
Paulton11.6 km3.1
Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne13.1 km2.8
The typical town–7.0