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Crime in CF40 1JL
How much crime is recorded in CF40 1JL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Porth West
- Council
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,329 (2024)
How safe is CF40 1JL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 49.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CF40 1JL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
49.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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).
CF40 1JLNational
Violence and sexual offences40.223.6
Burglary22.69.1
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Public order14.34.6
Shoplifting12.08.4
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft6.04.5
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime3.21.5
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.51.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.