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Fishguard

Middle area

North east Pembrokeshire. 9,802 people in 197 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Fishguard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£249,000
Joint 2,658th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,628
1,489th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
71.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fishguard

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fishguard at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.1 per 1,000 people across Pembrokeshire.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences346
Other crime118
Criminal damage and arson83
Anti-social behaviour48
Shoplifting27
Burglary21
Drug offences17
Vehicle crime7
Theft from the person3
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fishguard compares

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Median sale price16 middle areas, Pembrokeshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Pembrokeshire16 areas from £147,500 to £300,000. The middle area is £227,500. Fishguard is £249,000.
£249,0005th most expensive
Population16 middle areas, Pembrokeshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Pembrokeshire16 areas from 5,786 to 9,657. The middle area is 7,399. Fishguard is 9,628.
9,6282nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares16 middle areas, Pembrokeshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Pembrokeshire16 areas from 96.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Fishguard is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage16 middle areas, Pembrokeshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Pembrokeshire16 areas from 21.6% to 97.0%. The middle area is 73.2%. Fishguard is 71.0%.
71.0%8th lowest

Is Fishguard safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fishguard at a rate of 68.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 90.1 per 1,000 people across Pembrokeshire.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 49 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fishguard.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (346), other crime (118) and criminal damage and arson (83).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Pembrokeshire

These figures are published for the whole of Pembrokeshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Pembrokeshire and not Fishguard alone. See Pembrokeshire

Average house price
£208,615
Down 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,438
108th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.7×
Joint 72nd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
125,849
Up 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Fishguard in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fishguard was £249,000 in 2025.

Fishguard had 9,628 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Fishguard live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fishguard, 71.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.