Crime Rate in Porth, ward

Porth has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 624th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Porth in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Porth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 353 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 473 (≈ 84.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Porth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 79 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Pen Dinas (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.