Crime and Safety in Pembroke
Last updated: 07 Jun 2026
Pembroke is among the top 5 safest small towns in the preserved county of Dyfed, and is the 24th most dangerous overall out of Dyfed's 199 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Pembroke in 2026 is 96 crimes per 1,000 people. This compares poorly to Dyfed's overall crime rate, coming in 39% higher than the Dyfed rate of 69 per 1,000 daytime population. For England, Wales, and Northern Ireland as a whole, Pembroke is the 85th most dangerous small town, and the 653rd most dangerous location out of all towns, cities, and villages.
In January 2024, Pembroke had the worst crime rate in Dyfed for robbery, with 1 crime reported and a crime rate of 0.12 per 1,000 daytime population. February 2024 was also a bad month for Pembroke residents, when it was Dyfed's most dangerous area for other theft, recording 0 crimes at a rate of 0.00 per 1,000 daytime population.
The most common crimes in Pembroke are violence and sexual offences, with 427 offences during 2026, giving a crime rate of 52. This is 13% higher than 2025's figure of 377 offences and a difference of 6.16 from 2025's crime rate of 46. Pembroke's least common crime is robbery, with 2 offences recorded in 2026, the same as 2025's figure of 2 crimes.
Pembroke 2026 Crime Scorecard
Top 5 Safest
Small Towns, Dyfed
56% higher, regional crime rate
Wales
33% higher, national crime rate
England, Wales & NI
Local Crime in Context
As of April 2026, the crime rate in Pembroke is 56% higher than Wales and 33% higher than the England, Wales & Northern Ireland overall figure.
Pembroke Crime Rate Over Time
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Pembroke Crime Map
Incidents mapped in Pembroke represent the time frame between January 2016 and April 2026. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
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Introduction to Pembroke's crime statistics
This crime profile provides a detailed view of crime and safety around Pembroke up to April 2026, the most recent data release available. The crime figures and statistics have been calculated across each of Pembroke's 247 postcodes using three area sizes for comparison:
- Within a Five-Minute Walk
- Within a Ten-Minute Walk
- Within a Fifteen-Minute Walk
Individual crime risk scores and index figures are for the 12-month period ending April 2026 unless otherwise stated.
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Crime Risk Scores
Pembroke • 12 Months Ending April 2026
The typical five-minute walk within Pembroke has a crime risk score of 776. This is based on analysis of 247 nearby areas within Pembroke, with "most" referring to roughly two thirds of the nearby locations.
Crime risk scores are on a scale of 1 to 1,000 and consider the severity of the crimes involved, as determined by sentencing guidelines. A score of 1 represents the lowest risk, and 1,000 the highest risk. This approach ensures that - unlike overall crime rate figures - bicycle theft is not given the same importance in Pembroke's risk scores as, for example, robbery, or violence & sexual offences.
Within a five-minute walk of the typical location in Pembroke, crime risk scores are typically around 776, while in Dyfed they are average 693.
Areas within a ten-minute walk typically see crime risk scores of 784 (702 for Dyfed), and scores within a fifteen-minute walk are most often around 824 (Dyfed 715).
Trends in Crime Risk
Pembroke
Calculated via Seasonal and Trend decomposition using Loess, the Seasonality Adjusted line represents the original data with seasonality subtracted, and the Trend line has been plotted unadjusted. Overall trend direction has been identified using the Mann-Kendall trend test, and rate calculated from the slope of the best-fit line identified from linear regression.
The 10-year trend indicates an increase of 32% in Pembroke's crime risk score. This is potentially a strong signal of how the crime risk is evolving. Cross-referencing with major cultural events and Covid's impact during this time is advised.
The five-year trend may be static; no significant trend was identified in Pembroke's crime risk scores during this timeframe.
Over the last year, Pembroke's crime risk score has shown an upward trend of approximately 17%, indicating that the risk profile is going up. This is an extremely short time period for crime trend analysis, and caution should be exercised when interpreting this figure.
Crime Rates and Indexes
Pembroke
The CrimeRate Index shows how crime rates compare against the national average.
1.0 equals the average
2.0 is double
3.0 triple
0.5 is half and
0.25 a quarter.
Highest Crime Rates
Pembroke • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Excluding other crime and other theft because their geographic location is often not relevant, anti-social behaviour as its definition is too wide, and bicycle theft for its specificity.
Possession of Weapons offences have a crime rate of 1.95 reports per 1,000 people in Pembroke, which is 3.42 times the national average. This figure is calculated from 16 crime reports logged by Dyfed-Powys Police during the 12-month period ending April 2026.
For the same period, Dyfed-Powys Police recorded 107 reports of Criminal Damage and Arson in Pembroke, resulting in a crime rate of 13 reports per 1,000, and a CrimeRate Index of 2.08.
The crime rate for Violence and Sexual Offences is 1.72 times the national average at 52 reports per 1,000. This is from 427 crime reports reported to Dyfed-Powys Police.
Most Significant 3-Year Increases in Crime Types
Pembroke
Excluding other crime and other theft, anti-social behaviour, and bicycle theft, and calculated with the same STL method described in Trends in Crime Risk, using CrimeRate Index figures to identify crime types that are trending above or below the national average, and the analysis timeframe limited to the last three years.
Criminal Damage and Arson offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.59 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Criminal Damage and Arson CrimeRate Index was 0.19 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 737% over this timeframe.
Vehicle Crime offences are trending upwards, though the CrimeRate Index three years ago is too low to measure, and the trend should be reviewed with caution.
Violence and Sexual Offences are trending upwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 1.76 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Violence and Sexual Offences CrimeRate Index was 0.26 times the national average, and the current trend indicates an increase of 577% over this timeframe.
Most Significant 3-Year Decreases in Crime Types
Pembroke
Calculated with the same methodology as the largest increases section above.
Drugs offences are trending downwards, and have a CrimeRate Index of 0.52 for the month of April 2026.
Three years ago, the monthly Drugs CrimeRate Index was 0.57 times the national average, and the current trend indicates a decrease of 9% over this timeframe.
Crime Type Breakdown & Heat Map
Pembroke • 12 Months Ending April 2026
Size and colour reflect the CrimeRate Index figures for each type of crime.
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| Crime Type | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 98 | 11.99 | 0.85 | 4,264 | 10.14 | 0.72 | 37,683 | 10.96 | 0.78 |
| Bicycle Theft | 5 | 0.61 | 3.05 | 110 | 0.27 | 0.37 | 1,599 | 0.46 | 0.63 |
| Burglary | 24 | 2.94 | 1.02 | 1,061 | 2.53 | 0.81 | 6,704 | 1.94 | 0.62 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 107 | 13.09 | 2.08 | 3,215 | 7.64 | 1.22 | 21,045 | 6.12 | 0.97 |
| Drugs | 26 | 3.18 | 1.54 | 1,282 | 3.05 | 0.99 | 7,344 | 2.14 | 0.69 |
| Other Crime | 18 | 2.18 | 1.42 | 869 | 2.08 | 1.12 | 6,008 | 1.76 | 0.95 |
| Other Theft | 37 | 4.52 | 0.79 | 1,851 | 4.40 | 0.77 | 13,307 | 3.88 | 0.68 |
| Possession of Weapons | 16 | 1.95 | 3.42 | 364 | 0.87 | 1.02 | 2,296 | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Public Order | 58 | 7.09 | 1.22 | 2,654 | 6.32 | 1.09 | 23,747 | 6.91 | 1.19 |
| Robbery | 2 | 0.24 | 1.20 | 70 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 1,461 | 0.43 | 0.36 |
| Shoplifting | 46 | 5.62 | 0.86 | 1,560 | 3.70 | 0.52 | 19,180 | 5.58 | 0.78 |
| Theft From the Person | 5 | 0.60 | 0.94 | 134 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 1,019 | 0.28 | 0.18 |
| Vehicle Crime | 12 | 1.45 | 0.51 | 582 | 1.39 | 0.32 | 8,617 | 2.52 | 0.59 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 427 | 52.26 | 1.72 | 15,237 | 36.26 | 1.19 | 99,099 | 28.83 | 0.95 |
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Total Crime by Year
Pembroke | Dyfed | Wales | |||||||
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| Year | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index | Count | Rate | Index |
| 2026 | 783 | 95.73 | 1.46 | 28,989 | 68.99 | 0.96 | 211,426 | 61.53 | 0.85 |
| 2025 | 725 | 89.24 | 1.31 | 29,964 | 72.12 | 0.97 | 257,229 | 75.28 | 1.02 |
| 2024 | 370 | 45.15 | 0.90 | 15,937 | 38.53 | 0.55 | 238,672 | 70.43 | 0.93 |
| 2023 | 819 | 99.53 | 1.45 | 33,817 | 82.19 | 1.04 | 255,615 | 75.95 | 0.96 |
| 2022 | 806 | 98.68 | 1.42 | 30,384 | 74.53 | 0.97 | 245,565 | 73.85 | 0.96 |
| 2021 | 611 | 75.34 | 1.26 | 23,666 | 58.52 | 0.85 | 217,266 | 65.68 | 0.96 |
| 2020 | 533 | 66.13 | 1.07 | 23,659 | 59.27 | 0.80 | 237,502 | 72.15 | 0.97 |
| 2019 | 534 | 67.26 | 1.02 | 23,147 | 58.27 | 0.76 | 244,905 | 74.66 | 0.98 |
| 2018 | 585 | 74.51 | 1.16 | 20,593 | 51.81 | 0.73 | 218,341 | 66.57 | 0.94 |
| 2017 | 455 | 58.68 | 1.08 | 17,777 | 44.79 | 0.70 | 199,059 | 60.80 | 0.95 |
| 2016 | 154 | 19.91 | 1.18 | 5,220 | 13.13 | 0.69 | 61,849 | 18.94 | 0.99 |
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Pembroke Compared to Nearby Small Towns
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| Small Town | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haverfordwest | 2,192 | 140.74 | 47% more dangerous |
| Milford Haven | 1,996 | 125.17 | 31% more dangerous |
| Aberystwyth | 1,449 | 114.64 | 20% more dangerous |
| Carmarthen | 2,164 | 104.91 | 10% more dangerous |
| Pembroke | 783 | 95.73 | - |
| Pembroke Dock | 1,134 | 96.84 | 1.2% more dangerous |
| Pembrey and Burry Port Town | 712 | 83.46 | 13% safer |
| Llanelli Rural | 1,857 | 75.81 | 21% safer |
| Llandybie | 563 | 45.67 | 52% safer |
Comparing Pembroke to the UK's Major Cities
12 Months Ending Apr 2026
| City Name | Crime Rate | Rate Difference |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 79.55 | 17% safer |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 82.69 | 14% safer |
| Sheffield | 84.09 | 12% safer |
| Pembroke | 95.73 | - |
| Leicester | 97.87 | 2.2% more dangerous |
| Bristol | 104.64 | 9% more dangerous |
| Birmingham | 105.05 | 10% more dangerous |
| Liverpool | 106.48 | 11% more dangerous |
| Leeds | 107.10 | 12% more dangerous |
| Nottingham | 107.74 | 13% more dangerous |
| Westminster | 125.00 | 31% more dangerous |
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Offences In and Around Pembroke's Parks & Leisure Spaces
Limited to spaces in Pembroke that are named and have had crimes recorded within their boundaries in the 12 months to Apr 2026.
| Name | ASB | Drugs | Public Order | Robbery | VSO | All Others |
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| Lower Common Park | 16 | 3 | 7 | - | 45 | 32 |
| Upper Common Park | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 |
| St Michael's Cemetery | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 |
Recent Crimes in Pembroke
The 20 most recent crime reports in Pembroke.
| Date | Crime Type | Location | Outcome |
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| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Vetch Close | |
| April 2026 | Burglary | On or near Rocky Park | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Common Road | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Long Mains | |
| April 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | On or near Tenby Court | |
| April 2026 | Drugs | On or near Ashdale Lane | |
| April 2026 | Other theft | On or near Laugharne Close | |
| April 2026 | Vehicle crime | On or near Tenby Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Tenby Court | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Mains | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Mains | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Southdown Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Vetch Close | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Parking Area | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Mains | |
| April 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | On or near Long Mains |
Methodology & Data Sources
Pembroke Crime Report
Data Sources & Processing
Every month, CrimeRate processes crime reports from data.police.uk, the UK's official provider of open crime report data. Each crime report includes anonymised coordinates, most often "snapped" to the middle of the nearest street, or to the nearest major landmark. The reports also include the month and year the crime was reported, as well as the type of crime.
Data releases on data.police.uk happen once a month, with a two-month delay. This means that, for example, crimes reported in Pembroke during June 2026 will typically become available in August 2026. The latest release is for Apr 2026 and was released in Jun 2026. To provide current and historical crime statistics, CrimeRate processed 61,669,232 crime reports for the latest release.
Pembroke Data Points
For Pembroke, CrimeRate uses the geographic boundaries provided by The Office for National Statistics in the December 2023 release of their Parishes and Non Civil Parished Areas dataset, using the PARNCP23CD column value W04000459.
Due to the 2021 Census being conducted during a UK-wide Coronavirus lockdown, the daytime population figures released so far cannot be relied on for purposes such as comparing crime rates. Instead, CrimeRate uses Pembroke's daytime - or "workday" - population of 7,182 from the ONS 2011 Census for calculations throughout the site.
All geographic boundaries use the full resolution - extent of the realm versions where provided to avoid missing crime reports near coastlines and rivers - the banks of the Thames in particular - that would otherwise not be included when using the clipped to the coastline datasets.
Calculating Crime Rates
CrimeRate locates the UK region, county, and town/city/village locality for each crime report, and calculates the crime rate by taking the sum of all crime reports, dividing it by the locality's daytime / "workday" population, and multiplying the result by 1,000 to get the crime rate per 1,000.
Crime Risk Score Calculations
CrimeRate calculates crime counts for local, nearby, and wider areas for every postcode in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The postcodes locations are deduplicated by a process that ensures distinct points are approximately 50 metres apart. This process removes the bias that would otherwise come from counting the same crimes several times in heavily populated areas.
Using a custom algorithm developed in-house, CrimeRate applies a crime severity weighting to each area's crime counts, based on the type of crime reported. This increases or decreases the crime count, or zeroes it out entirely, depending on the crime type. A separate crime severity rate is then calculated, standardised, and scaled to fit the crime risk score range of 1 to 1,000, with 1 being the lowest score, and 1,000 the highest.
Crime risk scores undergo further analysis per town, city, and village plus other areas including police forces and neighbourhoods. CrimeRate uses percentiles to work out the most common range of crime risk scores in each locality. This includes identifying the high and low bounds where approximately 68% of scores fall, and finding the median (50th percentile) for easy reference.
The crime types with a weight of zero are: Anti-Social Behaviour; Bicycle Theft; Other Crime; Other Theft; and Shoplifting. The highest weights to are assigned to Violence & Sexual Offences, and the lowest to Vehicle Crime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Crime in Pembroke