Crap Towns / Pembroke / Crime

How much crime is there in Pembroke?

The police recorded 90.9 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Pembroke from September 2023 to August 2026, 19% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 48.5. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 96.8, up from 86.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	86.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	87.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	96.8	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	48.5	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.4	7.0
Public order	7.0	6.6
Shoplifting	6.6	7.1
Other theft	4.1	5.4
Drugs	3.3	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	2.1	2.0
Vehicle crime	1.9	3.8
Possession of weapons	1.8	0.8
Theft from the person	0.5	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5
Robbery	0.3	0.6

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Haverfordwest	15.1 km	186
Carmarthen	46.6 km	136
Milford Haven	9.0 km	132
Llanelli	53.8 km	118
Pembroke Dock	2.4 km	116
Ammanford	66.0 km	106
Pembroke	–	90.9
Gowerton	62.1 km	61.5
Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes	60.1 km	61.2
Pontarddulais	61.4 km	53.0
Gorseinon	60.8 km	51.8
The typical town	–	76.2