Postcode district · Porth
Crime in CF39
How much crime is recorded in CF39, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Population
- 31,063 (2024)
How safe is CF39
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 36.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CF39, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
36.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CF39National
Violence and sexual offences31.723.6
Anti-social behaviour8.310.7
Public order8.14.6
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Other theft3.34.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime2.11.5
Drugs1.82.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.