Postcode · Bude
Crime in EX23 0BU
How much crime is recorded in EX23 0BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Poundstock & Kilkhampton
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,756 (2024)
EX23 0BUBude
How safe is EX23 0BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX23 0BU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
24
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
EX23 0BUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary6.19.1
Other theft2.74.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Anti-social behaviour0.910.7
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Other crime0.31.5
Drugs0.22.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.