Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

New Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 438th 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 New Road (EX23 9AP) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.6% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (EX23 9AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near New Road, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Olaf'S Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Berkeley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A39 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A39 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A39 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrew'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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