Total Crime Rate
96.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Strand area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 391st highest 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 The Strand (EX23 8RB) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Strand (EX23 8RB), 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.
View Crime In Bude| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lansdown Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Princes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belle Vue Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granville Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Granville Terrace | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Belle Vue Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Strand | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Queen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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