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Bedlinog and Trelewis · Merthyr Tydfil

Bedlinog and Trelewis: your neighbourhood

Bedlinog and Trelewis electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 13% here, compared with 22% across Merthyr Tydfil (8.9 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 25.5% here, compared with 26.9% across Merthyr Tydfil (1.4 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 25.2% here, compared with 26.5% across Merthyr Tydfil (1.3 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

17.9%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

673 out of 3,767.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

9.1%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

342 out of 3,767.

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People counted in the census

3,768

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,768 out of 3,768.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24.8%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

747 out of 3,012.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

926 out of 1,597.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

403 out of 1,597.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.6%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,226 out of 3,017.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.9%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,688 out of 3,017.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

7.7%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

233 out of 3,017.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

768 out of 3,012.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

248 out of 1,596.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.4%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

645 out of 3,017.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

206 out of 1,596.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Bedlinog and Trelewis

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

103 out of 3,017.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bedlinog and Trelewis ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

207 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 208 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bedlinog and Trelewis ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 17 mapped crimes in September 2024; 29 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bedlinog and Trelewis
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024175
October 2024179
November 2024175
December 2024156
January 2025203
February 2025124
March 2025245
April 2025173
May 2025153
June 2025193
July 2025174
August 2025181
September 2025142
October 2025172
November 2025102
December 2025155
January 2026162
February 2026161
March 2026165
April 2026141
May 2026165
June 2026251
July 2026196
August 2026293
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bedlinog and Trelewis
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime109
public order27
criminal damage arson24
other theft14
vehicle crime11
other crime9
burglary7
theft from the person2
robbery1
bicycle theft1
drugs1
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Merthyr Tydfil →