Crime Rates at King Street, Bude, EX23 8ED

King Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (EX23 8ED) in the last 12 months was 25.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Bude average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Street (EX23 8ED), 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.