Total Crime Rate

303.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 230.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.0 10/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Observatory Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 24th 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 Observatory Avenue (SA73 3EU) in the last 12 months was 303.3 per 1,000 residents and was 97.9% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 230.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Observatory Avenue (SA73 3EU), the main crime hotspot is near Picton Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Observatory Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Upper Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upper Hill Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorcroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Picton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Picton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Picton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Lawrence Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Davids Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne'S Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Picton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gorsewood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dairy Park Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dairy Park Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Hill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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