Total Crime Rate
380.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
218.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Howarth Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 14th 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 Howarth Close (SA73 2EL) in the last 12 months was 380.6 per 1,000 residents and was 148.3% higher than the Milford: Central average (153.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 218.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Howarth Close (SA73 2EL), the main crime hotspot is near Howarth Close. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Howarth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Heights | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cromwell Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marble Hall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howarth Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Howarth Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cromwell Heights | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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