Official statistics · 12 of 13 measures compare directly
Powys and Rhondda Cynon Taf compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Powys
W06000023 · Dyfed-Powys Police
Rhondda Cynon Taf
W06000016 · South Wales Police
Getting better or worse
−2
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
2 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
0
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
134,843
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
106,172 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
241,015
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,909
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,072 more in Powys
£34,837
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£231,004
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£63,445 more in Powys
£167,559
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£622
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£131 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
£753
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.6%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.6 percentage points higher in Rhondda Cynon Taf
3.2%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
−133
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
470 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
+337
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Recorded crime
76.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
8.0 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
84.9
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
6.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.6 years more in Powys
4.8 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
20.8%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
5.1 percentage points higher in Rhondda Cynon Taf
25.9%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
No published figure for Powys.
No published figure
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
10,343
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
683 more in Rhondda Cynon Taf
11,027
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,796
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
1,013 more in Powys
2,782
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 134,843 in Powys and 241,015 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,909 in Powys and £34,837 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (2025); and average house price was £231,004 in Powys and £167,559 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 134,843 in Powys and 241,015 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,909 in Powys and £34,837 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (2025); and average house price was £231,004 in Powys and £167,559 in Rhondda Cynon Taf (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Powys per 1,000 | offences | Rhondda Cynon Taf per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 76.9 | 10,369 | 84.9 | 20,468 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 | 21 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 2.5 | 343 | 2.0 | 475 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.9 | 932 | 6.5 | 1,557 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 3.0 | 398 | 2.2 | 534 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.7 | 234 | 2.5 | 595 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.3 | 583 | 3.9 | 933 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 114 | 0.7 | 179 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 5.8 | 787 | 10.2 | 2,466 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.2 | 24 | 0.4 | 99 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 2.2 | 302 | 4.5 | 1,091 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.2 | 28 | 0.4 | 87 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 1.6 | 210 | 3.1 | 756 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 33.7 | 4,541 | 38.2 | 9,215 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (134,843 and 241,015 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.