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Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf · Rhondda Cynon Taf

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf: your neighbourhood

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 54% here, compared with 14% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (39.9 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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: 39.4% here, compared with 25% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (14.5 percentage points higher).

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 a degree or equivalent: 17.1% here, compared with 26.7% across Rhondda Cynon Taf (9.6 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

15.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

558 out of 3,614.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

392 out of 3,612.

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People counted in the census

3,614

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,614 out of 3,614.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

17.1%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

484 out of 2,836.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

72.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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

1,118 out of 1,545.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

39.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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

609 out of 1,545.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

50.4%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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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

1,434 out of 2,846.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

45.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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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

1,307 out of 2,846.

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

12.6%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

Show the workings

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

358 out of 2,846.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

33.6%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

953 out of 2,836.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

128 out of 1,546.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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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

508 out of 2,846.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

54%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

829 out of 1,546.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.7%

21 March 2021 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf

Show the workings

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

105 out of 2,846.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

424 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 408 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf 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: 23 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024232
October 2024276
November 2024234
December 2024301
January 2025223
February 2025533
March 2025475
April 2025352
May 2025324
June 2025313
July 2025503
August 2025354
September 2025281
October 2025461
November 2025382
December 2025272
January 2026283
February 2026271
March 2026354
April 2026334
May 2026413
June 2026384
July 2026504
August 2026335
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upper Rhydfelen and Glyn-taf
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime230
public order59
criminal damage arson35
vehicle crime18
other theft17
other crime16
burglary16
shoplifting13
drugs9
possession of weapons5
bicycle theft3
robbery2
theft from the person1
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.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

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 →

Proposed responses across Rhondda Cynon Taf →