Postcode · Bude
Crime in EX23 8AG
How much crime is recorded in EX23 8AG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bude & Stratton
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,685 (2024)
EX23 8AGBude
How safe is EX23 8AG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX23 8AG area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 8AGNational
Violence and sexual offences20.823.6
Burglary6.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order3.94.6
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.32.4
Vehicle crime0.33.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.