Postcode · Bude
Crime in EX23 8LR
How much crime is recorded in EX23 8LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bude & Stratton
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,620 (2024)
EX23 8LRBude
How safe is EX23 8LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX23 8LR 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 8LRNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Burglary2.49.1
Public order1.24.6
Other theft1.04.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.51.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.