Total Crime Rate

44.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 44.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.5 3/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wagtail Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 846th lowest crime rate of 1,819 local areas in Cornwall .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wagtail Close (EX23 8GN) in the last 12 months was 44.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 127.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wagtail Close (EX23 8GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chough Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stratton Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wagtail Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

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