Keswick & Derwent Valley
Middle areaSouth Cumberland. 6,155 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 211 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 15% of people in Keswick & Derwent Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Keswick & Derwent Valley
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Keswick & Derwent Valley at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.7 per 1,000 people across Cumberland.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 158 |
| Other crime | 92 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 49 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 20 |
| Drug offences | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Keswick & Derwent Valley compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Keswick & Derwent Valley safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Keswick & Derwent Valley at a rate of 69.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.7 per 1,000 people across Cumberland.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 60 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Keswick & Derwent Valley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (158), other crime (92) and anti-social behaviour (49).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Cumberland
These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cumberland and not Keswick & Derwent Valley alone. See Cumberland
Keswick & Derwent Valley in brief
The median price paid for a home in Keswick & Derwent Valley was £345,000 in 2025.
Keswick & Derwent Valley had 6,279 usual residents at the census.
About 15% of people in Keswick & Derwent Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Keswick & Derwent Valley, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.