Crap Towns / Bude / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Bude?
There were 2.7 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Bude from 2021 to 2025, 13% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 0.0, down from 2.7 in 2021.
Bude's one-way system gets driven the wrong way by a different family from Swindon every August afternoon.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 6.8 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bude | – | 2.7 |
| Wadebridge | 40.4 km | 2.1 |
| Bodmin | 41.9 km | 2.0 |
| Liskeard | 41.8 km | 1.8 |
| Launceston | 24.7 km | 1.7 |
| Bideford | 31.3 km | 1.6 |
| Northam | 32.8 km | 1.5 |
| Fremington | 38.2 km | 1.2 |
| Okehampton | 39.5 km | 0.9 |
| Braunton | 41.1 km | 0.6 |
| Great Torrington | 31.0 km | 0.3 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |