Crap Towns / Wadebridge / Crime

How much crime is there in Wadebridge?

The police recorded 78.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Wadebridge from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 85.0, up from 65.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	65.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	82.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	85.0	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.4	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.2	7.0
Shoplifting	6.6	7.1
Other theft	6.5	5.4
Public order	5.4	6.6
Drugs	2.1	2.4
Burglary	1.8	3.1
Other crime	1.4	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.0	3.8
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.5	0.5
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Robbery	0.2	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Truro	32.2 km	107
Bodmin	10.3 km	101
Liskeard	27.5 km	99.7
Newquay	19.6 km	90.2
St Austell	19.7 km	89.8
Launceston	35.8 km	84.5
Bude	40.4 km	78.7
Wadebridge	–	78.3
Redruth	41.9 km	74.0
Looe	32.6 km	61.6
St Blazey	20.2 km	59.1
The typical town	–	76.2