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Crime Rates in South West, region
Crime Rate
per 1000 residents
per 1000 residents
85.5 crimes
Last updated: 05.02.2026
Annual total crime rate in South West, region is 85.5 crimes per thousand resident population.
Crime rates in South West (region) by type
Violence and sexual offences
33.3
Anti-social behaviour
15.1
Shoplifting
6.69
Public order
6.57
Criminal damage and arson
6.52
Other theft
5.64
Vehicle crime
2.88
Burglary
2.76
Drugs
1.97
Other crime
1.66
Robbery
0.732
Possession of weapons
0.673
Bicycle theft
0.67
Theft from the person
0.355
Data source: data.police.uk
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025
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 | 38 low |
| 2. West Devon | 46.9 low |
| 3. South Hams | 48.6 low |
| 4. East Devon | 50.5 low |
| 5. Dorset | 55.6 low |
| 6. Torridge | 57 low |
| 7. Cotswold | 59.5 low |
| 8. Mid Devon | 61.7 low |
| 9. Wiltshire | 61.9 low |
| 10. Teignbridge | 63.4 low |
| 11. Tewkesbury | 65.3 low |
| 12. Forest of Dean | 66.5 low |
| 13. Stroud | 68.5 low |
| 14. Cornwall | 75.1 low |
| 15. North Devon | 76.6 low |
| 16. South Gloucestershire | 78 low |
| 17. Bath and North East Somerset | 86.1 low |
| 18. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 87.4 low |
| 19. Swindon | 87.6 low |
| 20. North Somerset | 88.8 low |
| 21. Somerset | 89.6 low |
| 22. Cheltenham | 107 medium |
| 23. Torbay | 109 medium |
| 24. Plymouth | 112 medium |
| 25. Exeter | 119 medium |
| 26. Gloucester | 142 high |
| 27. Bristol, City of | 147 high |
*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population
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Data source: data.police.uk
Jan 2025 - Dec 2025