Total Crime Rate

162.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 162.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 83.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 29.2 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blanchminster Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 177th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blanchminster Road (EX23 8DF) in the last 12 months was 162.5 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Bude average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blanchminster Road (EX23 8DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Blanchminster Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Strand —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belle Vue Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Belle Vue Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lansdown Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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