Porth East & Ynys-hir
Middle areaSouth Rhondda Cynon Taf. 8,988 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Porth East & Ynys-hir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Porth East & Ynys-hir
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porth East & Ynys-hir at a rate of 90.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 387 |
| Other crime | 167 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 104 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 63 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Shoplifting | 27 |
| Drug offences | 17 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Porth East & Ynys-hir compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Porth East & Ynys-hir safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Porth East & Ynys-hir at a rate of 90.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Porth East & Ynys-hir.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (387), other crime (167) and anti-social behaviour (104).
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf
These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Porth East & Ynys-hir alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf
Porth East & Ynys-hir in brief
The median price paid for a home in Porth East & Ynys-hir was £125,000 in 2025.
Porth East & Ynys-hir had 8,921 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Porth East & Ynys-hir live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Porth East & Ynys-hir, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.