Highest and lowest recorded crime rates in South West (August 2026)
Bristol had the highest recorded crime rate of South West’s 21 councils in August 2026, at 148.6 per 1,000 people.
Isles of Scilly had the lowest, at 40.5 per 1,000 people. The middle council, Cornwall, had 70.9 per 1,000 people.
6 councils have no figure, and they are listed at the end with the reason.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
See it on the map| Rank | Council | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol | 148.6 per 1,000 |
| 2 | Plymouth | 109.8 per 1,000 |
| 3 | Torbay | 109.4 per 1,000 |
| 4 | Exeter | 108.9 per 1,000 |
| 5 | Somerset | 90.4 per 1,000 |
| 6 | Bath and North East Somerset | 89.7 per 1,000 |
| 7 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | 88.5 per 1,000 |
| 8 | North Somerset | 85.3 per 1,000 |
| 9 | Swindon | 81.3 per 1,000 |
| 10 | South Gloucestershire | 77.4 per 1,000 |
| 11 | Cornwall | 70.9 per 1,000 |
| 12 | North Devon | 70.2 per 1,000 |
| 13 | Wiltshire | 60.3 per 1,000 |
| 14 | Teignbridge | 58.8 per 1,000 |
| 15 | Mid Devon | 57.7 per 1,000 |
| 16 | Torridge | 54.7 per 1,000 |
| 17 | Dorset | 53.9 per 1,000 |
| 18 | South Hams | 46.8 per 1,000 |
| 19 | East Devon | 46.7 per 1,000 |
| 20 | West Devon | 44.5 per 1,000 |
| 21 | Isles of Scilly | 40.5 per 1,000 |
| – | Cheltenham Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
| – | Cotswold Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
| – | Forest of Dean Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
| – | Gloucester Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
| – | Stroud Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
| – | Tewkesbury Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | No figure |
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Source and method · See it on the map