Trends in British Crime Survey

9.16 The British Crime Survey (BCS) showed that the South West has significantly lower rates of burglary, vehicle theft, and violent crime, than the national average, as well as significantly lower risk of both household and personal crime. Although recorded crime has increased by 1% since 2005/06, the BCS found no significant changes in overall crime rates for these crime types and groups between 2005/06 and 2006/07 3 .

Table 9.2 BCS Rates of Crime per 1,000 households/adults in the South West and England and Wales, 2006/07
 

South West

England & Wales
Household crime

268

304
Personal crime

69

96
Burglary

21

31
All vehicle theft

59

72
Violent crime

42

57
Source: Crime in England & Wales 2006/07, Home Office