Pontypridd Town
WardSouth east Rhondda Cynon Taf. About 2,958 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Pontypridd Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Pontypridd Town compares
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Is Pontypridd Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Pontypridd Town at a rate of 226.5 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, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Pontypridd Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (215), violence and sexual offences (170) and other crime (127).
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 ward, so they describe all of Rhondda Cynon Taf and not Pontypridd Town alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf
Pontypridd Town in brief
Pontypridd Town had 2,910 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Pontypridd Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Pontypridd Town, 53.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Pontypridd Town, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.