Crime in Keysville, VA

Keysville is a town of 2,400 in Charlotte County, about 45 miles southeast of downtown Lynchburg · Updated November 2026

Is Keysville, VA safe?

Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Keysville: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 79% of Americans live. Violent and property crime both grade A+ here. Every neighborhood in Keysville grades A+.

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Overall CrimeGrade™Safety score 933 of 1,000
Safer than most US neighborhoods What this means

79% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Keysville as a whole, and 21% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Keysville scores 933.

Crime is concentrated in a small share of places, so most neighborhoods score high on the 0 to 1,000 scale. That is why a score in the 800s can still mean more crime than most US neighborhoods.

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Violent crimeSafety score 925 of 1,000Less violent crime than most US neighborhoods
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Property crimeSafety score 947 of 1,000Less property crime than most US neighborhoods

How it works


Crime map of Keysville

Map of Keysville shaded by overall CrimeGrade™, from green for the least crime to red for the most
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How to read the map: each area's color compares its crime with the people, homes and cars there, on one national scale, from green for the least crime to red for the most. Each area gets its own color, so a busy shopping center can show red while the homes beside it stay green. The interactive maps load faster on a strong connection. Compare high speed internet in Keysville, VA at ISP Reports.

Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Keysville, and anyone thinking about buying or renting a home there.

Business and enterprise customers: this free map shows neighborhood areas. CrimeGrade™ business reports map crime at about 66-meter detail and estimate it for one address and type of business. See business reports


What stands out in Keysville

Acts of vandalism happen at night far more often than nationally. In Keysville, 75% of reported acts of vandalism happen at night (midnight to 6 am), against 18% nationally.


Crime rates and types in Keysville

CrimeGrade™ estimates Keysville has about 26 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 29% less than the US as a whole and 23% less than Virginia.

Overall crime

Violent crime

Property crime

Reported crimes a year, per 1,000 residents. These figures include simple assaults and vandalism, which the FBI's violent and property crime rates leave out.

The largest share of crime reported in Keysville is assault, about 43% of the total. It also makes up the largest share of what crime costs here.

CrimeCrimeGrade™Reported a yearPer 1,000 residentsUS per 1,000
Violent crime
MurderA+under 10.060.05
RapeA10.470.38
RobberyA+under 10.150.62
AssaultA2711.312.3
Property crime
BurglaryA+31.12.4
TheftA197.813.1
Vehicle theftA+41.72.7
ArsonA+under 10.100.12
VandalismA+93.65.5

Each CrimeGrade™ compares a crime with what it affects: people for assaults and robbery, homes for burglary, parked cars for vehicle theft. Rates count crimes per 1,000 residents.

Select a crime's name to see its map above. CrimeGrade™ business reports map each crime at about 66-meter detail.


Where and when crime happens in Keysville

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office polices Keysville, and these figures cover every place it serves, 2022 to 2024.

CrimeMost often atBusiest time
VandalismHomes (54%)Night (midnight to 6 am)

Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.


How Keysville compares with nearby cities

Keysville has the most crime of its 3 nearest cities.

Nearby cities

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KeysvilleA+933A+A+2,400
Meherrin 6 milesA+960A+A+1,850
Drakes Branch 7 milesA+955A+A+1,430
Charlotte Court House 9 milesA+963A+A+1,870

Nearest first, with each place's distance from Keysville. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).

Compared with cities of similar size and density, Keysville has more crime than 75% of them.

Cities of similar size and density

PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
KeysvilleA+933A+A+2,400
Imperial, NEA+985A+A+2,400
Mineral City, OHA+968A+A+2,400
New Haven, KYA+960A+A+2,400
Pomerene, AZA+956A+A+2,400
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PlaceOverallViolentPropertyResidents
Sheffield, MAA+951A+A2,400
Rothbury, MIA+950A+A+2,400
Osseo, MIA+948A+A+2,400
East Dennis, MAA+948A+A+2,400
Edmore, MIA+941A+A+2,400
Essex Fells, NJA901A+A-2,400

What crime costs Keysville

Crime costs Keysville about $916 a year per household, counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, 24% less than the US figure of $1,205.

Cost of crime per resident, per year

Counting the pain and suffering of victims, which comes almost entirely from violent crime, the full cost comes to about $3.6 million a year, or $1,489 per resident.

How the cost breaks down
CrimeCost a yearPer resident
Murder$250,000$103
Rape$68,000$28
Robbery$11,000$5
Assault$330,000$139
Burglary$24,000$10
Theft$97,000$40
Vehicle theft$62,000$26
Arson$5,900$2
Vandalism$62,000$26
Total$910,000$380

How CrimeGrade™ works

A CrimeGrade™ shows how much crime an area has compared with the rest of the country, from A+ for the least crime to F for the most. Every neighborhood in the US is graded on the same scale, so a B in Keysville means the same as a B anywhere else.

CrimeGrade™ starts from the crimes people report to police and measures each kind of crime against what it affects: people for assaults, homes for burglaries, parked cars for car thefts.

The rates on this page count crimes for every 1,000 people who live here, the way police departments report them. Keysville is a good example: many people work in, shop in or visit it, so its crime per resident looks worse than its CrimeGrade™ suggests.

Comparisons with US neighborhoods use the Census Bureau's block groups, small areas of about 1,400 residents, and count the people who live in each. The figures count crimes reported to police; many crimes, shoplifting above all, never are. Behind the grades, CrimeGrade™ tested 21,607 factors from 125 data families. For business owners, paid CrimeGrade™ location reports estimate crime at a single address for each type of business.

Where the numbers come from

  • Crime reports that police departments file with the FBI
  • State crime records and city crime data, where they are published
  • Population and housing figures from the US Census Bureau
  • Published research on what crime costs victims and communities

These are estimates of reported crime for whole areas, not a record of what happened on any one street. CrimeGrade™ updates them once a year and provides them free and without guarantee. Check local sources before you rely on them for a decision.

More about CrimeGrade™ data


Schools in Keysville

Schools in Keysville, VA average a SchoolGrade of C+: 74% of students test proficient, against 47% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Keysville on SchoolGrade