Trefforest
Middle areaSouth east Rhondda Cynon Taf. 11,742 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 7.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Trefforest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Trefforest
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Trefforest at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 516 |
| Other crime | 240 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 101 |
| Shoplifting | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 53 |
| Burglary | 51 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Robbery | 13 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Trefforest compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Trefforest safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Trefforest at a rate of 98.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.2 per 1,000 people across Rhondda Cynon Taf.
Across Wales as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 88 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Trefforest.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (516), other crime (240) and anti-social behaviour (101).
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 Rhondda Cynon Taf
These figures are published for the whole of Rhondda Cynon Taf, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Trefforest alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf
Trefforest in brief
The median price paid for a home in Trefforest was £155,000 in 2025.
Trefforest had 10,431 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Trefforest live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Trefforest, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.