Annual crime rate in South West region is 26.1, i.e. 26.1 crimes reported per annum per 1000 workday people. Compared to the national crime rate, South West's crime rate is at 84%. Violent crime makes up 29.1% of all crimes reported in the region. The total number of "violent crime" is 137k, and this number has increased by 3.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2019 - July 2020.
August 2019 - July 2020
| County | Crime rate vs. ENG & WLS rate | Crime rate per 1000 workday people | Total number of crimes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 109% | 34 | 16681 | |
| Cornwall | 74% | 23 | 11919 | |
| Devon | 85% | 26 | 29958 | |
| Dorset | 90% | 28 | 20236 | |
| Gloucestershire | 74% | 23 | 18845 | |
| Somerset | 83% | 26 | 22971 | |
| Wiltshire | 81% | 25 | 15972 | |
Violent crime rate is 26.1 crimes reported per 1,000 working people per annum. It's the 2. lowest crime rate out of 10 England and Wales' regions.
The total number of "violent crime" is 137k, and this number has increased by 3.8% when compared year-over-year in the period of August 2019 - July 2020. In the graph below, region are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the region crime rate between August 2019 - July 2020 to the region crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the region.
Crime rate percentage changeMonthly crime volumes till July 2020.
Annual crime rate per 1000 workday people
Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2015 till 2019.
