Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen
WardSouth east Rhondda Cynon Taf. About 2,514 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen at a rate of 111.3 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (103), other crime (62) and anti-social behaviour (29).
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 Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen alone. See Rhondda Cynon Taf
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen in brief
Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen had 2,306 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, 71.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Hawthorn and Lower Rhydfelen, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.