Postcode · Bude
Crime in EX23 9LA
How much crime is recorded in EX23 9LA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bude & Stratton
- Council
- Cornwall
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,495 (2024)
EX23 9LABude
How safe is EX23 9LA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the EX23 9LA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 9LANational
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft2.54.5
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Anti-social behaviour1.610.7
Public order0.84.6
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Drugs0.32.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2024.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.