# 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. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Rank | Area | Recorded crime rate | Note | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Bristol](https://openindex.co.uk/bristol) | 148.6 per 1,000 | – | | 2 | [Plymouth](https://openindex.co.uk/plymouth) | 109.8 per 1,000 | – | | 3 | [Torbay](https://openindex.co.uk/torbay) | 109.4 per 1,000 | – | | 4 | [Exeter](https://openindex.co.uk/exeter) | 108.9 per 1,000 | – | | 5 | [Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/somerset) | 90.4 per 1,000 | – | | 6 | [Bath and North East Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/bath-and-north-east-somerset) | 89.7 per 1,000 | – | | 7 | [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole) | 88.5 per 1,000 | – | | 8 | [North Somerset](https://openindex.co.uk/north-somerset) | 85.3 per 1,000 | – | | 9 | [Swindon](https://openindex.co.uk/swindon) | 81.3 per 1,000 | – | | 10 | [South Gloucestershire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-gloucestershire) | 77.4 per 1,000 | – | | 11 | [Cornwall](https://openindex.co.uk/cornwall) | 70.9 per 1,000 | – | | 12 | [North Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/north-devon) | 70.2 per 1,000 | – | | 13 | [Wiltshire](https://openindex.co.uk/wiltshire) | 60.3 per 1,000 | – | | 14 | [Teignbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/teignbridge) | 58.8 per 1,000 | – | | 15 | [Mid Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/mid-devon) | 57.7 per 1,000 | – | | 16 | [Torridge](https://openindex.co.uk/torridge) | 54.7 per 1,000 | – | | 17 | [Dorset](https://openindex.co.uk/dorset) | 53.9 per 1,000 | – | | 18 | [South Hams](https://openindex.co.uk/south-hams) | 46.8 per 1,000 | – | | 19 | [East Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/east-devon) | 46.7 per 1,000 | – | | 20 | [West Devon](https://openindex.co.uk/west-devon) | 44.5 per 1,000 | – | | 21 | [Isles of Scilly](https://openindex.co.uk/isles-of-scilly) | 40.5 per 1,000 | – | | – | [Cheltenham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheltenham) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | | – | [Cotswold](https://openindex.co.uk/cotswold) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | | – | [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/forest-of-dean) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | | – | [Gloucester](https://openindex.co.uk/gloucester) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | | – | [Stroud](https://openindex.co.uk/stroud) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | | – | [Tewkesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/tewkesbury) | No figure | Gloucestershire Constabulary supplied no data to police.uk from February to August 2026, so there is no figure for this period. | Source: Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Period: August 2026. Period: August 2026. ## Other rankings of this measure - [England, Wales and Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/uk) - [England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/england) - [Northern Ireland](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/northern-ireland) - [Wales](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/wales) - [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-east) - [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/north-west) - [Yorkshire and The Humber](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/yorkshire-and-the-humber) - [East Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-midlands) - [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/west-midlands) - [East of England](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/east-of-england) - [London](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/london) - [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/recorded-crime-rate/south-east) - [The map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime-rate) - [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/recorded-crime-rate) ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. 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