Crap Towns / Haverfordwest / Crime

How much crime is there in Haverfordwest?

The police recorded 186 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Haverfordwest from September 2023 to August 2026, 2.4 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 89.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 187, up from 181 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	181	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	189	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	187	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	89.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	20.3	7.0
Public order	20.1	6.6
Shoplifting	19.6	7.1
Other theft	11.0	5.4
Drugs	8.2	2.4
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Other crime	4.1	2.0
Vehicle crime	2.5	3.8
Possession of weapons	2.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Robbery	0.8	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Haverfordwest	–	186
Carmarthen	45.9 km	136
Milford Haven	12.2 km	132
Llanelli	58.9 km	118
Pembroke Dock	13.2 km	116
Ammanford	68.1 km	106
Pembroke	15.1 km	90.9
Gowerton	68.0 km	61.5
Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes	62.0 km	61.2
Pontarddulais	65.5 km	53.0
Gorseinon	66.1 km	51.8
The typical town	–	76.2