Total Crime Rate
248.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Longfellow Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Haverfordwest: Portfield , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 401 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longfellow Close (SA61 1TJ) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 183.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longfellow Close (SA61 1TJ), the main crime hotspot is near Spenser Way. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Haverfordwest: Portfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Winch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shakespeare Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winch Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Trevaughan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Winch Crescent | Under investigation |
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