Total Crime Rate
174.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025James Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 54th 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 James Street (SA73 3ND) in the last 12 months was 174.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 89.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around James Street (SA73 3ND), the main crime hotspot is near Observatory Avenue. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milford: Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Anne'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Observatory Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Lawrence Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dairy Park Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Lawrence Hill | — |
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