Crime Rate in Merlin's Bridge, ward

Merlin's Bridge has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 wards in Pembrokeshire district and the 2117th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Merlin's Bridge in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Pembrokeshire district average (90.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Merlin's Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 125 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 89.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 149 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Merlin's Bridge ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Fern Hill Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.