Total Crime Rate

245.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 245.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterloo Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Milford: Central , and the 33rd 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 Waterloo Road (SA73 3PB) in the last 12 months was 245.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 121.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SA73 3PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vivian Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Lawrence Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Observatory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Observatory Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary St Anne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vivian Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Anne'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dairy Park Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Observatory Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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