Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park
Middle areaWest Merthyr Tydfil. 8,285 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 10 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 58% of people in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park at a rate of 64.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.6 per 1,000 people across Merthyr Tydfil.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 216 |
| Other crime | 101 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 62 |
| Shoplifting | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park compares
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Is Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park at a rate of 64.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 110.6 per 1,000 people across Merthyr Tydfil.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 48 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (216), other crime (101) and anti-social behaviour (62).
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 Merthyr Tydfil
These figures are published for the whole of Merthyr Tydfil, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Merthyr Tydfil and not Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park alone. See Merthyr Tydfil
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park was £175,000 in 2025.
Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park had 8,331 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cefncoedycymer, Heolgerrig & Park, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.