Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 172.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 156th highest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Valley Road (EX23 8EP) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% higher than the Bude average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 78.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (EX23 8EP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clinton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Monterey Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Hill Close —
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Data Sources

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