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Risca East

Ward

South east Caerphilly. About 6,156 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 96% of people in Risca East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,140
3,713th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
96%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Risca East compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Risca EastMiddle
Population31 wards, Caerphilly · 2021
Population: every ward in Caerphilly31 areas from 1,997 to 12,217. The middle area is 5,486. Risca East is 6,140.
6,14012th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 wards, Caerphilly · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Caerphilly31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 95.0%. Risca East is 96.0%.
96%15th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, Caerphilly · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Caerphilly31 areas from 42.6% to 98.8%. The middle area is 93.3%. Risca East is 97.4%.
97.4%4th highest
Claimant rate31 wards, Caerphilly · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Caerphilly31 areas from 1.8% to 5.6%. The middle area is 3.5%. Risca East is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 9th lowest

Is Risca East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Risca East at a rate of 107.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 107.3 per 1,000 people across Caerphilly.

Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Risca East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (267), other crime (139) and anti-social behaviour (137).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Caerphilly

These figures are published for the whole of Caerphilly, not for each ward, so they describe all of Caerphilly and not Risca East alone. See Caerphilly

Average house price
£197,542
Up 4.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,367
78th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
Joint 65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
176,078
Down 0.1% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Risca East in brief

Risca East had 6,140 usual residents at the census.

About 96% of people in Risca East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Risca East, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Risca East, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.