Total Crime Rate

271.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

133.9 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 271.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 133.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.7 10/10
  • Public order 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Castle Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haverfordwest: Castle , and the 29th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (SA61 2ED) in the last 12 months was 271.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% 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 21 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 133.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (SA61 2ED), 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 Castle Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Quay Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bush Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goat Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Goat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hermons Hill —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Market Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castle Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swansquare —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swansquare —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swansquare Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swansquare Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swansquare Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Friars Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Friars Lane —
Apr 2026Public order The Friars Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Friars Lane Under investigation
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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