The Safest and Most Dangerous Places in Nottoway County, VA
Nottoway County is home to 15,600 residents and includes Blackstone and Crewe · Updated November 2026
Is Nottoway County, VA safe?
Yes. Crime is low across most of the US, and lower still in Nottoway County: an overall CrimeGrade™ of A+, safer than the neighborhoods where 76% of Americans live. Property crime grades better than violent crime here, A+ against A. What matters most is the neighborhood: grades within Nottoway County run from A+ to B+, so check the map below.
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Overall CrimeGrade™
Safety score 925 of 1,000Safer than most US neighborhoodsi What this means
76% of Americans live in neighborhoods with more crime than Nottoway County as a whole, and 24% in neighborhoods with less. The typical US neighborhood has a safety score of 838, a CrimeGrade™ of A-. Nottoway County scores 925.
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.
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 Nottoway County, VA at ISP Reports.
Who this page is for: homeowners and renters in Nottoway County, 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
The safest and least safe parts of Nottoway County
Every part of Nottoway County where people live grades A or B on the national scale. Grades across Nottoway County run from A+ to B+; 71% of residents live in areas with less crime than the typical US neighborhood.
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A or B 100%
Share of residents, by the overall CrimeGrade™ of the area they live in.
Across the county, the north side has the least crime and the Blackstone area the most.
Crime rates and types in Nottoway County
CrimeGrade™ estimates Nottoway County has about 29 reported crimes a year for every 1,000 residents, 23% less than the US as a whole and 16% 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.
Assault is the most common crime in Nottoway County, about 37% of everything reported.
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 Nottoway County
These figures come from the reports of the police departments across Nottoway County, 2022 to 2024.
In Nottoway County, 69% of burglaries hit homes, against 57% nationally.
Crime
Most often at
Busiest time
Burglary
Homes (69%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Vandalism
Homes (54%)
Afternoon (noon to 6 pm)
Aggravated assault
Homes (58%)
Evening (6 pm to midnight)
Shares of the crimes reported to police, 2022 to 2024. Reports with no time recorded are left out of the times.
How Nottoway County compares with nearby counties
Of the 10 counties closest to Nottoway County, 8 have less crime. Cumberland County and Brunswick County have the least.
Nearest first, with each place's distance from Nottoway County. Beside each overall CrimeGrade™ is its safety score, from 0 to 1,000 (higher is safer).
Compared with counties of similar size and density, Nottoway County is safer than 53% of them.
Empty homes, transit and walkability in Nottoway County
Two things set Nottoway County apart: it has 12.8% of its homes standing empty, against 7.1% nationally, and a Walk Grade of D- (9 of 100) on BestNeighborhood, against 21 for the US as a whole. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson, yet burglary runs lower here than that would suggest.
Empty homesSeasonal and vacation homes are left out. Places with many empty homes tend to report more burglary and arson.12.8% of homesUS: 7.1%Higher than for 93% of Americans
Transit serviceBuses and trains an hour at the evening rush. Places with busy transit tend to report more theft and robbery. BestNeighborhood's Transit Grade for Nottoway County: F (1 of 100).NoneUS: noneLower than for 86% of Americans
Walk GradeBestNeighborhood's grade for getting through daily life on foot, traced along real walking routes to shops, schools and parks. Walkable places tend to report more theft. 89% of residents here live in car-dependent areas.D- (9 of 100)US: 21Lower than for 84% of Americans
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Lit at nightSatellite images show which neighborhoods are lit at night, a sign of busy streets and businesses. Brightly lit places tend to report more theft and vandalism.51% where people liveUS: 78%Lower than for 83% of Americans
JobsJobs draw daytime crowds. Places with many jobs tend to report more theft and robbery.36 for every 100 residentsUS: 45Lower than for 73% of Americans
Residents in dense blocksBlocks of 10,000 or more people per square mile. Dense neighborhoods tend to report more robbery.11% of residentsUS: 24%Lower than for 61% of Americans
These traits tend to go with more or less crime; none of them causes it on its own. Sources: Census job counts and housing figures, OpenStreetMap and Overture business listings, CrimeGrade™ parking estimates, NASA night-light imagery, US Forest Service tree cover, EPA transit data and BestNeighborhood's Walk Grade.
What crime costs Nottoway County
Counting police, courts and prisons as well as victims' losses, crime costs Nottoway County about $1,268 a year per household, 5% more 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 $31 million a year, or $1,997 per resident.
How the cost breaks down
Crime
Cost a year
Per resident
Murder
$3.0 million
$193
Rape
$300,000
$19
Robbery
$43,000
$3
Assault
$1.9 million
$125
Burglary
$240,000
$15
Theft
$790,000
$50
Vehicle theft
$300,000
$19
Arson
$37,000
$2
Vandalism
$510,000
$33
Total
$7.2 million
$459
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 Nottoway County 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.
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
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.
Schools in Nottoway County, VA average a SchoolGrade of D-: 63% of students test proficient, against 36% projected for schools like them. Overall, they exceed expectations. See schools in Nottoway County on SchoolGrade
