Total Crime Rate
286.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laws Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Pembroke Dock: Bufferland , and the 28th 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 Laws Street (SA72 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 286.2 per 1,000 residents and was 266.9% higher than the Pembroke Dock: Bufferland average (78.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laws Street (SA72 6DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dimond Street, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Pembroke Dock: Bufferland| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Morris Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Argyle Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arthur Morris Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laws Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laws Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prospect Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dimond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gwyther Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Apley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Apley Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gordon Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meyrick Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pembroke Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Street | Under investigation |
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