Safety, air quality and noise in Rhondda Cynon Taf

Safety — higher is safer

Rhondda Cynon Taf scores 9.6 out of 10 for safety, where higher is safer.

Measured figure: 701.2 offences per 10,000 residents.

Safety uses a median of 701.2 offences per 10,000 residents across the 24 LSOAs in this local authority area, from Home Office police-recorded crime published through data.police.uk, 2025.

Median across the 24 member areas; middle half 9.4 to 10.0.

Clean air — higher is cleaner

Rhondda Cynon Taf scores 7.6 out of 10 for clean air, where higher is cleaner.

Measured figure: 8.3 micrograms per cubic metre PM2.5 annual mean.

Clean air uses a median of 8.3 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 across the 24 LSOAs in this local authority area, an annual mean modelled at 24 member-area centroids from SpotCheck's city air-quality model.

Median across the 24 member areas; middle half 7.3 to 7.7.

Quiet — higher is quieter

Rhondda Cynon Taf scores 5.6 out of 10 for quiet, where higher is quieter.

Measured figure: 57.5 decibels (modelled).

Quiet uses a median of 57.5 decibels of modelled outdoor sound across the 24 LSOAs in this local authority area, a day-evening-night level taken at 24 member-area centroids from the national major-road traffic noise model, where a lower reading means a quieter area. This figure is approximate: modelled from the major-road network rather than a local noise surface.

This score is approximate.

Median across the 24 member areas; middle half 4.6 to 6.1.