Total Crime Rate
280.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
110.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Waterloo Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 28th 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 Waterloo Road (SA73 3PB) in the last 12 months was 280.3 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Waterloo Road (SA73 3PB), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rope Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dairy Park Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dairy Park Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romilly Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Lawrence Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Close | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Rope Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nelson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rope Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Anne'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Upper Hill Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Anne'S Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Picton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harbour Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vivian Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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