Guides · 2026-10-30
Rushcliffe towns and large villages compared: Bingham, Keyworth, Ruddington, Radcliffe-on-Trent, Cotgrave and East Leake
Rushcliffe has the lowest recorded crime of any Nottinghamshire council area. Here is how its main towns and large villages compare on crime, schools, buses, GP access, broadband and flood risk.
Rushcliffe, south and east of Nottingham, recorded 54.5 crime and anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026, the lowest of Nottinghamshire's council areas. It is also the most expensive, with an average house price of £324,012 in July 2026. Within it, the main towns and large villages are quite different places to live.
Six places side by side
| Place | Crime per 1,000 residents a year | Schools within 3 km | Bus stops within 800 m | Nearest GP | Gigabit broadband | Postcodes at flood risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham | 68 | 5 | 32 | 0.2 km | 53% | 0% |
| Keyworth | 44 | 5 | 28 | 0.3 km | 72.9% | 0.4% |
| Ruddington | 98 | 11 | 47 | 0.2 km | 90.6% | 4.2% |
| Radcliffe on Trent | 90 | 4 | 30 | 0.1 km | 72.9% | 14.6% |
| Cotgrave | 63 | 2 | 26 | 0.5 km | 72.9% | 1% |
| East Leake | 55 | 5 | 14 | 0.3 km | 59.1% | 1.4% |
What stands out
- Keyworth records the least crime of the six (44 per 1,000), with East Leake (55) and Cotgrave (63) close behind.
- Ruddington has the most schools in range (11) and the most bus stops within a 10-minute walk (47), but also the most recorded crime of the six (98 per 1,000).
- Radcliffe-on-Trent has a GP 0.1 km from the centre but 14.6% of nearby postcodes include homes at medium or high flood risk, the highest here. Check the address.
- Broadband varies: about 90.6% of homes around Ruddington can get gigabit, against about 53% around Bingham.
No single place wins on everything. Keyworth and East Leake suit people who want lower recorded crime with a GP nearby; Ruddington suits those who want more schools and buses; Bingham has no nearby postcodes at flood risk from rivers. Rank them against your own priorities to see where you land.
Crime figures are reports to the police per resident, not a measure of how safe a street feels. Each place is measured over the 2021 neighbourhoods centred within about 3 km, so neighbouring places share some of the same records, and anywhere close to a busy centre has a higher rate per resident because more people pass through than live there.
Keyworth in full · Ruddington in full · Bingham in full · Rank places against your own priorities
Figures as published on PlaceFit's area pages on 22 October 2026, measured over about 3 km around each place's centre unless stated. Sources: police.uk street-level crime and anti-social behaviour, September 2025 to August 2026, per Census 2021 resident; Get Information about Schools (DfE); NaPTAN bus stops (DfT), within 800 m; NHS England GP practices and branch surgeries (ODS), straight-line distance; Ofcom Connected Nations (broadband July 2025, by postcode district); OS Open Greenspace and OS Open Zoomstack; Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea. Council crime rate and average price from PlaceFit's England council crime and prices table (police.uk, ONS mid-2025 population, HM Land Registry UK House Price Index July 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.