Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Killerton Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 140th 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 Killerton Road (EX23 8EW) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 84.0% lower than the Bude average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Killerton Road (EX23 8EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perrily Mount (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bude| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Briar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Rowans | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmlea | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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