Total Crime Rate

317.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

186.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 317.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 186.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 145.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Upper Market Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haverfordwest: Castle , and the 21st highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Market Street (SA61 1QA) in the last 12 months was 317.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Haverfordwest: Castle average (344.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 186.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Market Street (SA61 1QA), the main crime hotspot is near The Friars Lane. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Upper Market Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Goat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Thomas Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Quay —
Apr 2026Burglary Bush Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goat Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swansquare —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swansquare Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swansquare Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winch Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansquare Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Howells Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Princess Royal Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Market Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Princess Royal Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swansquare —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermons Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shipman'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Shipman'S Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Friars Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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