Total Crime Rate
66.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nelson Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 400 local areas in Pembrokeshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Avenue (SA73 3DN) in the last 12 months was 66.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Avenue (SA73 3DN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rope Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vivian Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rope Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rope Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hakin Point | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hakin Point | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hakin Point | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
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