Total Crime Rate
49.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shakespeare Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 180th lowest crime rate of 401 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Shakespeare Avenue (SA73 2JH) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Shakespeare Avenue (SA73 2JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Castle Terrace (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Milford: Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Castle Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooke Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooke Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edward Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Slip Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imogen Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaynor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stone Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Imogen Place | — |
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