Total Crime Rate

441.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 441.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 198.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 76.9 10/10
  • Public order 36.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.2 10/10
  • Other crime 20.2 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Burglary 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Howarth Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 12th 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 Howarth Close (SA73 2EH) in the last 12 months was 441.3 per 1,000 residents and was 168.2% higher than the Milford: Central average (164.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 238.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 68.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howarth Close (SA73 2EH), the main crime hotspot is near Howarth Close. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Howarth Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meads Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Howarth Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howarth Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meads Court

Data Sources

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