Crime Rate in Merlin's Bridge, ward

Merlin's Bridge has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 wards in Pembrokeshire district and the 2397th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Merlin's Bridge in the last 12 months was 83.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Pembrokeshire district average (91.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Merlin's Bridge’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 133 (≈ 60.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Merlin's Bridge ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Fern Hill Road, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Walter'S Avenue (17 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.