Crime Rate in Bude, ward

Bude has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 wards in Cornwall district and the 1921st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South West), it has the 132nd highest crime rate of 821 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bude in the last 12 months was 95.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.8% higher than the Cornwall district average (73.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bude’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 257 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bude ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.