Total Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fern Rise area has the 10th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Burton , and the 169th highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fern Rise (SA73 1RA) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Burton average (30.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fern Rise (SA73 1RA), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Mayfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Honeyborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neyland Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Charles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Gordon Parry Road | Under investigation |
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