Total Crime Rate

115.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Long Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Bude , and the 302nd 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 Long Close (EX23 9AR) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Close (EX23 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near A39. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft A39 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Berkeley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ward Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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