Crime Rate in Haverfordwest: Castle, ward

Haverfordwest: Castle has the highest crime rate of 59 wards in Pembrokeshire district and the 98th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Haverfordwest: Castle in the last 12 months was 318.7 per 1,000 residents and was 251.2% higher than the Pembrokeshire district average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Haverfordwest: Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 375 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -24.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 449 (≈ 193.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Haverfordwest: Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Friars Lane. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.