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Overview of Pembrokeshire crime rate

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Crime outlook: medium.

Pembrokeshire is positioned 12th among 25 local districts for its crime levels, with 10,371 incidents reported in 2023. The region, with 123,360 residents, saw a crime rate of 84.07 per 1,000 people, a notable reduction of 23.15% from the previous year.

In Pembrokeshire, the prevalent crime types are Violence and sexual offences (46.9%), Anti-social behaviour (13.4%), and Public order (9.6%). The rarer crimes include Theft from the person (0.6%), Robbery (0.2%), and Bicycle theft (0.1%).

Among its 59 wards, the highest crime rates in Pembrokeshire are found in Haverfordwest: Castle (357.8), Tenby: South (220.5), and Pembroke Dock: Bush (220.4). The lowest crime rates are seen in Burton (Pembrokeshire) (21.0), Narberth: Rural (16.8), and Wiston (13.2).

In Pembrokeshire, Anti-social behaviour saw a rise of 17.1% in 2020, but then experienced declines of 20.02% in 2021, 2.81% in 2022, and 2.75% in 2023. Public order crimes increased by 3.72% in 2021 and 2.91% in 2022 but fell by 4.88% in 2023. Shoplifting witnessed a slight increase of 1.57% in 2022. Violence and sexual offences rose by 7.97% in 2021 and 10.56% in 2022, however, saw a significant reduction of 12.59% in 2023. On the other hand, Criminal damage and arson and Other theft experienced decreases, notably with criminal damage and arson dropping by 2.3% in 2023 and other theft by 1.75% in 2020.

Pembrokeshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 10371 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4859 (46.9)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1386 (13.4)%
Public order – 995 (9.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 965 (9.3)%
Other theft – 621 (6.0)%
Drugs – 402 (3.9)%
Shoplifting – 401 (3.9)%
Burglary – 303 (2.9)%
Other crime – 153 (1.5)%
Vehicle crime – 126 (1.2)%
Possession of weapons – 73 (0.7)%
Theft from the person – 61 (0.6)%
Robbery – 16 (0.2)%
Bicycle theft – 10 (0.1)%

How does Pembrokeshire compare against nearby areas ?

Pembrokeshire ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Pembrokeshire is compared against

Crime rates in Pembrokeshire wards

There are 59 wards within Pembrokeshire. Haverfordwest: Castle, Tenby: South, Pembroke Dock: Bush has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 59 wards from high crime rate to low.