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Crime Rates in South West, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
78.3 crimes
Last updated: 06.11.2024
Annual total crime rate in South West, region is 78.3 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in South West (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
29.3
Anti-social behaviour
13.6
Public order
6.23
Shoplifting
6.2
Criminal damage and arson
6.17
Other theft
5.22
Vehicle crime
3.57
Burglary
2.79
Drugs
1.42
Other crime
1.39
Bicycle theft
0.726
Robbery
0.629
Possession of weapons
0.579
Theft from the person
0.474
Data source: data.police.uk
Oct 2023 - Sept 2024
Above are annual crime rates in South West (region) by crime type.
The figures represent the number of annual crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in South West (region).
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Historical crime rates in South West (region)
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Data source: data.police.uk
Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of South West (region)
| Borough name | Crime Rate |
|---|---|
| 1. Isles of Scilly | 23.9 low |
| 2. South Hams | 32.6 low |
| 3. Torridge | 37.1 low |
| 4. West Devon | 37.6 low |
| 5. East Devon | 37.9 low |
| 6. Teignbridge | 41.7 low |
| 7. Mid Devon | 44.8 low |
| 8. Cornwall | 49.9 low |
| 9. North Devon | 50.3 low |
| 10. Dorset | 58.6 low |
| 11. Wiltshire | 60.8 low |
| 12. Cotswold | 63 low |
| 13. Forest of Dean | 67.2 low |
| 14. Tewkesbury | 69.9 low |
| 15. Stroud | 70.2 low |
| 16. South Gloucestershire | 74.5 low |
| 17. Plymouth | 77.5 low |
| 18. Torbay | 79.3 low |
| 19. Exeter | 81.1 low |
| 20. Swindon | 86.5 low |
| 21. Somerset | 87.3 low |
| 22. Bath and North East Somerset | 88.3 low |
| 23. North Somerset | 88.4 low |
| 24. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 98.4 medium |
| 25. Cheltenham | 108 medium |
| 26. Gloucester | 142 high |
| 27. Bristol, City of | 146 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Oct 2023 - Sept 2024
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