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Dinas Cross

Dinas Cross is a town or village in Dyfed, Wales. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés and Fishguard Harbour railway station is 5.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Dinas Cross area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Pembrokeshire area is less deprived than the average in Wales (WIMD 2019). The wider council area has around 123,360 residents at roughly 76 people per km².

Council
Pembrokeshire
County
Dyfed
Constituency
Preseli Pembrokeshire
Police force
Dyfed-Powys

Weather

17°CFog

  • Today: 20° / 16° · 64% rain
  • Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:51Sunset 19:39

12h 48m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

14US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Narberth, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026 33% YoY

  • Burglary1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Dinas Cross · Dyfed Powys

Local policing priorities

  • Anti Social Behaviour involving youths has been reported in Haverfordwest and Fishguard. Targeted patrols will take place to engage with…
  • Concerns have been raised about the use of E-Scooters and scrambler bikes in the Fishguard area. Officers will be focusing on enforcement…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

211 reported road collisions (2024)

97 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 17.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

12 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 10 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Fishguard Harbour (5.8 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Fishguard Harbour (5.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£210,862 average 4.2% YoY

Across Pembrokeshire · to 2026-06

Detached£307,546
Semi-detached£191,824
Terraced£161,780
Flat£110,686

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£692 average monthly rent 4.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £513
  • 2 bed £639
  • 3 bed £757

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

6.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.2 times median annual pay (5.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Cilrhedyn Woodland Centre, Llanychaer (4.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

123,360 residents in Pembrokeshire · 76/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 57%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in Wales

6% of neighbourhoods are in Wales’s most deprived 10%; 11% in the most deprived 20%

Source: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2019

Council tax

Property band mix

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 63,210)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27 · £ figures England only

Your MP

Ben Lake

Plaid Cymru

Ceredigion Preseli

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,620 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£736 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,816 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

35% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 61,125 certificates

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics

Grid electricity

4% low-carbon electricity

Gas 96% · Wind 4% · Solar 0%

377 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South Wales · National Grid ESO

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.5
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Ceredigion Preseli:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Dinas Cross · 0.5 km

    Dinas Cross is a village, a community and a former parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Located between Fishguard and Newport in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, it is a popular holiday destination on the A487 road.…

  • Brynhenllan · 0.7 km

    Brynhenllan is a settlement in the community of Dinas Cross, located in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, just north of the A487 road between Fishguard and Newport, on the road leading to Pwllgwaelod.

  • Cwm Dewi · 1.2 km

    Cwm Dewi is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 2010 in an attempt to protect its important geological ele…

  • Pwllgwaelod · 1.3 km

    Pwllgwaelod is a small scattered hamlet centred on a bay on the south-western side of the Dinas Island peninsula. It is in the community of Dinas Cross between Fishguard and Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Many of the…

  • Cwm-yr-Eglwys · 1.3 km

    Cwm-yr-Eglwys is a hamlet in a picturesque cove on the eastern side of the Dinas Island peninsula in the community of Dinas Cross between Fishguard and Newport, Pembrokeshire, in southwest Wales. It has a full-time po…

  • Dinas Island · 1.9 km

    Dinas Island is a peninsula, partially detached from the mainland, in the community of Dinas Cross between Fishguard and Newport, Pembrokeshire, in southwest Wales. A triangulation point shows 466 feet (142 m) above s…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Dinas Cross?
Dinas Cross is a town in Dyfed, Wales, in the Pembrokeshire local authority.
How deprived is Dinas Cross?
The Pembrokeshire local authority, which includes Dinas Cross, is less deprived than the average in Wales on the WIMD 2019.