Total Crime Rate

855.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

295.7 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 855.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 295.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 237.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.6 10/10
  • Other theft 110.1 10/10
  • Public order 107.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 60.9 10/10
  • Drugs 40.6 10/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Well Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Haverfordwest: Castle , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 400 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 Well Lane (SA61 2PL) in the last 12 months was 855.1 per 1,000 residents and was 148.5% higher than the Haverfordwest: Castle average (344.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 295.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Well Lane (SA61 2PL), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Well Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Back Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hall Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hall Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Back Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jockey Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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