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Crime Rates in South West, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
73.5 crimes
Last updated: 11.09.2024
Annual total crime rate in South West, region is 73.5 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in South West (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
27.3
Anti-social behaviour
12.7
Public order
5.89
Criminal damage and arson
5.84
Shoplifting
5.83
Other theft
4.94
Vehicle crime
3.47
Burglary
2.66
Drugs
1.3
Other crime
1.26
Bicycle theft
0.726
Robbery
0.599
Possession of weapons
0.533
Theft from the person
0.468
Data source: data.police.uk
Aug 2023 - Jul 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 | 17.5 low |
| 2. South Hams | 24.9 low |
| 3. Torridge | 27.7 low |
| 4. East Devon | 29.1 low |
| 5. West Devon | 30.2 low |
| 6. Teignbridge | 31.6 low |
| 7. Mid Devon | 34.8 low |
| 8. North Devon | 36.8 low |
| 9. Cornwall | 37.1 low |
| 10. Plymouth | 57.6 low |
| 11. Dorset | 58.9 low |
| 12. Torbay | 60.5 low |
| 13. Wiltshire | 61 low |
| 14. Exeter | 62.2 low |
| 15. Cotswold | 64.2 low |
| 16. Forest of Dean | 69 low |
| 17. Tewkesbury | 70.6 low |
| 18. Stroud | 72.6 low |
| 19. South Gloucestershire | 73.5 low |
| 20. Somerset | 85 low |
| 21. North Somerset | 85.4 low |
| 22. Bath and North East Somerset | 86.4 low |
| 23. Swindon | 88.7 low |
| 24. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 98.3 medium |
| 25. Cheltenham | 110 medium |
| 26. Bristol, City of | 142 high |
| 27. Gloucester | 143 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Aug 2023 - Jul 2024
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