Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 100.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Essex Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Pembroke Dock: Bufferland , and the 107th 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 Essex Road (SA72 6ED) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.6% higher than the Pembroke Dock: Bufferland average (82.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essex Road (SA72 6ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Connaught Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Essex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Connacht Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Connaught Place —
Apr 2026Public order Pembroke Ferry Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Connacht Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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