Merthyr Tydfil 008A
NeighbourhoodNorth Merthyr Tydfil. 1,693 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Deprivation by neighbourhood
Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025
In the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, Merthyr Tydfil 008A is in decile 1.
How Merthyr Tydfil 008A compares
Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Merthyr Tydfil 008A safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Merthyr Tydfil 008A at a rate of 246.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 125.0 per 1,000 people across Gurnos, Trefechan & Pontsticill.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Merthyr Tydfil 008A.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (131), other crime (91) and shoplifting (64).
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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Merthyr Tydfil and not Merthyr Tydfil 008A alone. See Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil 008A in brief
Merthyr Tydfil 008A had 1,692 usual residents at the census.
In Merthyr Tydfil 008A, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Merthyr Tydfil 008A, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
61.5% of residents in Merthyr Tydfil 008A were aged 15 to 64 at the census.