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Gilfach · Caerphilly

Gilfach: your neighbourhood

Gilfach electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 31.8% here, compared with 24.7% across Caerphilly (7.1 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented privately: 17% here, compared with 13% across Caerphilly (3.9 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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 a degree or equivalent: 21.5% here, compared with 25.3% across Caerphilly (3.8 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

22.6%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

450 out of 1,993.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

10.4%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

207 out of 1,995.

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People counted in the census

1,995

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,995 out of 1,995.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

357 out of 1,662.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.9%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

575 out of 900.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

31.8%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

286 out of 900.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

47.1%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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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

782 out of 1,660.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.7%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

825 out of 1,660.

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

10%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

166 out of 1,660.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

27.9%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

464 out of 1,662.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

155 out of 899.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.6%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

425 out of 1,660.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

151 out of 899.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Gilfach

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

53 out of 1,660.

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Crime and safety

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

141 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 167 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Gilfach 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: 19 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 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 · Gilfach
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024191
October 2024112
November 2024121
December 2024103
January 2025191
February 2025100
March 2025140
April 2025132
May 2025160
June 2025142
July 2025102
August 2025191
September 2025140
October 202572
November 202583
December 202592
January 2026150
February 2026102
March 2026121
April 2026121
May 2026190
June 2026137
July 2026127
August 2026106
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Gilfach
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime65
public order17
criminal damage arson17
other theft13
vehicle crime9
other crime8
drugs6
possession of weapons4
burglary1
theft from the person1
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.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for September 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for October 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for November 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for December 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for January 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for February 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for March 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for April 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

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 Caerphilly →