Crime Rate in Porth, ward

Porth has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 wards in Rhondda Cynon Taf district and the 905th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales.

The overall crime rate in Porth in the last 12 months was 129.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher than the Rhondda Cynon Taf district average (85.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Porth’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 310 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -35.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 413 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Porth ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Parking Area, with 62 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Appletree Avenue (31 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.