Total Crime Rate

321.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 321.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 139.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Other theft 57.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 55th 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 This (EX23 8SE) in the last 12 months was 321.2 per 1,000 residents and was 290.9% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -47.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 139.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode EX23 8SE, the main crime hotspot is near Breakwater Road. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 2 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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