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Blaengwrach and Glynneath West · Neath Port Talbot

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West: your neighbourhood

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 28.9% here, compared with 23.7% across Neath Port Talbot (5.2 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 19% across Neath Port Talbot (4.1 percentage points higher).

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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A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22.5% here, compared with 25.8% across Neath Port Talbot (3.4 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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

20.1%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

632 out of 3,137.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

8.9%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

280 out of 3,137.

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People counted in the census

3,138

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,138 out of 3,138.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

566 out of 2,519.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.9%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

868 out of 1,358.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

28.6%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

388 out of 1,358.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47.5%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

1,203 out of 2,530.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

48.3%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

1,223 out of 2,530.

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

9.2%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

234 out of 2,530.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

28.9%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

728 out of 2,519.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

184 out of 1,357.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

599 out of 2,530.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

23%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

317 out of 1,357.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West

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

104 out of 2,530.

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Crime and safety

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

214 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 196 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Blaengwrach and Glynneath West 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 26 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 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024152
October 2024133
November 2024142
December 2024116
January 2025123
February 2025114
March 2025124
April 2025231
May 2025141
June 2025254
July 2025271
August 2025192
September 2025230
October 2025172
November 2025164
December 2025130
January 2026151
February 2026160
March 2026163
April 2026141
May 2026202
June 2026121
July 2026262
August 2026268
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blaengwrach and Glynneath West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime110
criminal damage arson21
public order20
other theft17
burglary11
vehicle crime9
shoplifting8
other crime6
drugs6
possession of weapons4
robbery2
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 Neath Port Talbot →