Abercynon
Middle areaSouth east Rhondda Cynon Taf. 6,328 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 9.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 96% of people in Abercynon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Abercynon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abercynon at a rate of 75.7 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 | 240 |
| Other crime | 102 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Abercynon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Abercynon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abercynon at a rate of 75.7 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, 55 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Abercynon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (240), other crime (102) and criminal damage and arson (50).
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 Abercynon alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf
Abercynon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Abercynon was £134,000 in 2025.
Abercynon had 6,375 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in Abercynon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Abercynon, 21.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.