Risca East
Middle areaSouth east Caerphilly. 6,156 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.8 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Risca East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Risca East
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.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 267 |
| Other crime | 139 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 137 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 60 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Risca East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
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 middle area, so they describe all of Caerphilly and not Risca East alone. See Caerphilly
Risca East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Risca East was £178,750 in 2025.
Risca East had 6,143 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.