South West
Updated 30 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Corrections log3,387 people on asylum support in South West
27 local authorities in this region. Rate of 5.7 per 10,000 residents. Average White British share: 89% (2021) projected to 74% by 2051. Accommodation and support at £107 per person per day is about £132M a year.
The population this sits in, and how it is projected to change, is on the sister site: South West on UK Demographics. This page counts people on asylum support; that one counts everyone.
Local authorities ranked by asylum seekers on support
1
Bristol, City of
68913.972% → 51%2Swindon
51120.874% → 42%3Plymouth
49018.189% → 77%4Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
3338.282% → 56%5Gloucester
29020.978% → 55%6Somerset
1983.491% → 74%7Wiltshire
1963.790% → 79%8South Gloucestershire
1514.986% → 68%9Cheltenham
14311.883% → 66%10East Devon
1257.894% → 91%11North Somerset
833.690% → 79%12Teignbridge
423.095% → 92%13Torbay
312.292% → 85%14Exeter
261.983% → 65%15South Hams
181.994% → 92%16Cornwall
150.394% → 86%17Stroud
131.092% → 84%18Dorset
60.194% → 66%19Forest of Dean
60.795% → 89%20North Devon
60.694% → 89%21Torridge
60.896% → 70%22Bath and North East Somerset
40.286% → 75%23Tewkesbury
40.490% → 82%24West Devon
10.295% → 68%25Cotswold
00.092% → 86%26Isles of Scilly
00.094% → 72%27Mid Devon
00.094% → 68%Click any area for the full profile. Rate = per 10,000 residents. WBI = White British Index (2021 → 2051 projected).