Last updated: 12 May 2024
The overall crime rate in South West region is 83.5 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 157k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.8% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 86% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 31.3% over the last twelve months.The category of "antisocial behaviour crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Antisocial behaviour crime" rate is at 101% of national crime rate which puts South West on 4. position out of 9 England's and Wales' regions in this crime category. "Antisocial behaviour crime" makes up 18.9% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "antisocial behaviour crime" is 82.8k cases and has decreased by 5.2% when compared year-over-year in the period of April 2023 - March 2024.
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (9 regions) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime → | 35.8% | 2. lowest | 86% | 157k | -4.3% |
| Antisocial behaviour crime → | 18.9% | 4. highest | 101% | 82.8k | -5.2% |
| Criminal damage and arson crime → | 8.3% | 2. lowest | 89% | 36.5k | -7.6% |
| Public order crime → | 7.7% | 2. lowest | 84% | 33.5k | -15.7% |
| Shoplifting crime → | 7.5% | 2. lowest | 88% | 33.0k | 31.3% |
| Other theft crime → | 6.7% | 1. lowest | 72% | 29.3k | -2.7% |
| Vehicle crime → | 4.7% | 2. lowest | 65% | 20.6k | 0.0% |
| Burglary crime → | 3.5% | 2. lowest | 70% | 15.3k | -7.8% |
| Drugs crime → | 1.8% | 1. lowest | 56% | 7.9k | -7.9% |
| Other crime → | 1.7% | 2. lowest | 76% | 7.3k | 2.3% |
| Bicycle theft crime → | 1.0% | 3. lowest | 81% | 4.6k | -18.4% |
| Robbery crime → | 0.8% | 3. lowest | 55% | 3.5k | 17.2% |
| Possession of weapons crime → | 0.8% | 2. lowest | 70% | 3.3k | 12.4% |
| Theft from the person crime → | 0.7% | 2. lowest | 31% | 3.0k | 15.0% |
| Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in South West region to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
| Crime statistic | South West region crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 15.8 | 15.6 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Burglary | 2.9 | 4.2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7.0 | 7.8 |
| Drugs | 1.5 | 2.7 |
| Other crime | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Other theft | 5.6 | 7.7 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Public order | 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Robbery | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| Shoplifting | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Theft from the person | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| Violent crime | 29.9 | 34.9 |
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