Total Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 101.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 83.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.8 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rose 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.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Woodlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodlands Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Issell'S Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walter'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marks Church Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Walter'S Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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