Total Crime Rate
101.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rose Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Haverfordwest: Portfield , and the 104th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rose Avenue (SA61 1NW) in the last 12 months was 101.5 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% lower than the Haverfordwest: Portfield average (172.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 83.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Avenue (SA61 1NW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walter'S Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Merlin's Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Woodlands Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodlands Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Issell'S Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Marks Church | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Walter'S Avenue | Under investigation |
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