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Pontyclun West · Rhondda Cynon Taf

Pontyclun West: your neighbourhood

Pontyclun West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 39.9% here, compared with 26.7% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (13.2 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.5% here, compared with 25% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (11.4 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 13.6% here, compared with 24.2% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (10.6 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.5%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

754 out of 3,202.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

154 out of 3,201.

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People counted in the census

3,201

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,201 out of 3,201.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.9%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,064 out of 2,666.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

632 out of 1,435.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

194 out of 1,435.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.7%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,060 out of 2,667.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.6%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,562 out of 2,667.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3.7%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

99 out of 2,667.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.6%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

363 out of 2,666.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

232 out of 1,437.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.5%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

761 out of 2,667.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

59 out of 1,437.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Pontyclun West

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

45 out of 2,667.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Pontyclun West ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

127 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 121 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Pontyclun West ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Pontyclun West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202452
October 202470
November 202472
December 202481
January 202575
February 2025114
March 2025142
April 2025125
May 202591
June 2025172
July 2025101
August 2025140
September 202540
October 202592
November 2025100
December 202571
January 202692
February 202680
March 2026140
April 202680
May 2026123
June 2026140
July 2026168
August 2026166
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pontyclun West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime71
public order16
other theft9
criminal damage arson7
burglary6
vehicle crime6
other crime4
robbery3
shoplifting2
possession of weapons1
bicycle theft1
drugs1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

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