The most dangerous towns in the south west have been revealed: Bristol rates 6th highest for crime

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Violence against a person accounted for a majority of crime in the city, with theft offences as the second highest reason from crime. The total number of violent crime increased by twenty percent over the last year

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00:00The most dangerous towns and cities in the southwest have been revealed in a new study.

00:08The study has stated that a total of 399,816 offences were committed in the southwest last year.

00:20Shoplifting offences increased by 23% compared to 2023.

00:25According to the study, a total number of 399,816 offences were committed in the southwest during 2024.

00:3955.1% of these were violent crime offences.

00:44The southwest has a crime rate of 69.4%, one per thousand people.

00:50Shoplifting offences by 23% compared to 2023, while sexual offences and stalking and harassment offences also went up.

01:03But according to these statistics, there are cities within the southwest that are regarded the worst for crime.

01:11Burnham-on-Sea came in second highest with a crime rate of 1,037.3% per 1,000 people.

01:19And the city of Bristol is the sixth highest for crime in the southwest, with a rate of 119.6% per 1,000 people.

01:30Violence against a person accounted for a majority of crime in the city, with theft offences as the second highest reason from crime.

01:38The total number of violent crime increased by 20% over the last year.

01:43The total number of Eastern

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