Crime runs high: 54.4 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 12.7 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 93%. Llantrisant grades C− overall and ranks #12 of 32 in Mid Glamorgan. On that grade it does better than a fifth of UK towns. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: 5.6% of residents report bad or very bad health, and 19.9% are disabled. Homes sell for a median £230,000, about 5.4 years of what households in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area earn. Its strongest is jobs & income (B) — mean household income £50,757; 2.1% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.

Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · health, Census 2021 (the grade adjusts for age) · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Natural Resources Wales.

This town's Health Grade uses ONS's small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns' grades also use OHID's small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.

WeakestDSafety

What makes Llantrisant stand out

The thing Llantrisant does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Degree level, 16+

Education

Degree-level qualifications, residents 16+ (Wales’s towns 31%)

Mid Glamorgan 28%.

How Llantrisant grades

Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within Wales), ordered by how far Llantrisant is from typical. American towns are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentDOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →Cost of livingRent £754 a monthC⁺Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard risk0.2% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaB⁻Open →

SchoolsNot published in Wales–

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

HistoryBased on listed places, the town’s age and notable peopleBOpen →Outdoors42% live within 400 m of a park; 0.6 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsD⁻Open →Civic life1.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 95% live within 1 km of a libraryA⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

A painting from the Framed Works of Art collection at the National Library of wales, c. 1790 · Photo: Julius Caesar Ibbetson · Public domain

Llantrisant’s story

Llantrisant in pictures

Cadw lists 14 buildings inside Llantrisant’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.

The archive holds 4 old photos and postcards going back to 1790.

1905Miskin Village, Llantrisant
1905Parish Church and Cottages, Llantrisant
1905Terrace Steps, Miskin Manor, Llantrisant

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Llantrisant.

Safety

Per resident, Llantrisant sees more crime than nine in ten UK towns

Reported offences in Llantrisant came to 428 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 40. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 56% of recorded crime.

54.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearDSafety Grade

Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 7% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: more crime than most for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.

More crimeLess crime

Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026

Violence & sexual238

Public order65

Damage & arson35

Other theft23

Vehicle crime18

Other crime12

Drugs11

Weapons9

Anti-social40

Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.

54.4

violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

12.7

burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

9.8

anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)

428

crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026

Full pageLlantrisant’s safety reportOpen the page

Safety Grade54.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 · Llantrisant has more crime per resident than 92% of UK towns Crime by typeViolence & sexual leads Vs. the neighboursBehind its 7 graded neighbours Questions“Is Llantrisant safe?”

data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.

Schools

2 state schools in Llantrisant

Below is one of them, and why it was picked. Llantrisant’s two primaries have 349 pupils between them. One of them is below, with the reason it’s listed.

School	Level	Pupils	Letter
Penygawsi Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	222	–

Welsh Government · schools list · Wales publishes no school-level results, so its schools have no letters.See all 2 schools →

Who lives here

More people in Llantrisant hold a degree than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 40%

Llantrisant has a median age of 48.3 years. Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. In addition, the 15-to-24 age group: 9.8%, below Mid Glamorgan’s towns (11%) and Wales’s towns (12%) alike. Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.

48.3median age

LlantrisantMid GlamorganWales

Mid GlamorganWales

Ages · share of residents

24%

Qualifications · residents 16 and older

No qualifications15%

Apprenticeship5%

A levels or similar17%

Degree level40%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Across Wales, 51% of residents are women.

Ages and qualifications in Llantrisant
	Llantrisant	Mid Glamorgan	Wales
Under 15	15%	17%	17%
15–24	9.8%	11%	12%
25–44	21%	25%	25%
45–64	31%	27%	26%
65+	24%	20%	21%
No qualifications	15%	24%	20%
Apprenticeship	5.1%	5.3%	5.6%
A levels or similar	17%	16%	17%
Degree level	40%	28%	31%

Full pageLlantrisant’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages48.3 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households1,832 households · 80% own their home Where people were born4.4% born outside the UK Questions“What is the population of Llantrisant?”

ONS Census 2021 · Mid Glamorgan and Wales: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL

Health

82% of people in Llantrisant say their health is good or very good, more than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns

Disability touches a fifth of Llantrisant’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Llantrisant: the nearest practice is 0.4 miles away. Also worth knowing: men in Llantrisant can expect to live to 78.3, women to 83.8 (2019–23).

82%good or very good healthCHealth Grade

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 82%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 6%

Census 2021	Llantrisant	Mid Glamorgan	Wales
Good or very good health	82%	77%	78%
Bad or very bad health	5.6%	8.2%	7.1%
Disabled (Equality Act)	20%	23%	22%

78.3

life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)

83.8

life expectancy at birth, women

Welsh towns’ Health Grades use ONS’s small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for 2019 to 2023, and two Census 2021 measures, bad health and disability, adjusted for age. English towns’ also use OHID’s small-area early deaths, hospital admissions and child obesity, which OHID publishes for England only.

Full pageLlantrisant’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeLife expectancy: women 83.8, men 78.3 Getting care1 miles to A&E · The Royal Glamorgan Hospital GP practices0.4 miles to a GP · No GP practice in town Census health82% in good health

ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · ONS, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B

Fewer commuters in Llantrisant walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 12%

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

Of the commuters living in Llantrisant, 10% work in the town itself. Driving is how 87% of commuters got to work at the census. Nearly a third of workers worked mainly from home, above Mid Glamorgan’s towns (21%) and Wales’s towns (24%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 2.7.

12%walk, cycle or ride

How commuters got to work · March 2021

Driving87%

On foot9%

Bus1%

Bicycle1%

Train1%

36%

of commuters travel under 5 km · Wales 41%

32%

worked mainly from home in March 2021

£51K

mean household income, before tax

2.1%

of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)

C⁺

Walkability: more walkable than 40% of UK towns

Full pageLlantrisant’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Commute map12% walk, cycle or ride Jobs based here5,300 jobs based here · Health and social care is the biggest, 34%Household income£51K a year · Mean household income Getting to work36% go under 5 km · Short trips to work

ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL

HousingCost of living grade C⁺

Most households in Llantrisant own their home: 80%, more than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or across Wales’s towns

Private renters make up 11% of households, below both Mid Glamorgan’s towns (17%) and Wales’s towns (17%). 9% of households live in social housing. 157 standard sales inside Llantrisant’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £230,000.

£230Kmedian sale

Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026

Llantrisant£230K

Typical UK town£277K

By type	Median	Sales
Detached	£370,000	36
Semi-detached	£215,000	78
Terraced	£208,500	40

80%

of households own their home · Wales 65%

11%

rent privately · Wales 17%

£754

average private rent a month, Rhondda Cynon Taf council area

£2,289

council tax, Band D, 2026–27

Full pageLlantrisant’s housing & cost pageOpen the page

House pricesMedian sale £230,000 Renting£754 a month · Average private rent Council tax£2,289 Band D · Council tax, 2026–27 Owners and renters80% own their home

HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL

History

More of the land in Llantrisant is conservation area than in Mid Glamorgan’s towns or Wales’s towns: 6%

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Homes built before 1919 account for nearly a quarter of the housing. Llantrisant has 14 listed buildings on Cadw’s list: 1 Grade II*. It has one scheduled monument.

14listed buildingsBHistory Grade

Listed buildings by grade · Cadw

Grade I0

Grade II*1

Grade II13

Among them · Grade II*

Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg Grade II*

scheduled monument

registered parks and gardens

23%

of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%

listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24

Full pageLlantrisant’s history pageOpen the page

Listed buildings14 listed buildings Homes by age23% built before 1919 · Older homes Vs. the neighboursAhead of all 7 graded neighbours Questions“How many listed buildings are there in Llantrisant?”

Cadw list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL

Nearby attractions

Llantrisant Castle and 3 more in and around Llantrisant

Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Llantrisant. Best known first.

All attractions →

CastleLlantrisant Castlein town

CastleHensol Castle3.5 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumThe Royal Mint Experiencein town MuseumMuseumUniversity of South Wales Art Collection Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Llantrisant Castle: FruitMonkey, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hensol Castle: TedColes at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Llantrisant

15pages on Llantrisant

The big questions

SafetyD54.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 Cost of livingC⁺Median home £230K · rent £754 a month Housing40 sold in 12 months · busiest street Parkdale View Schools2 state schools (no results published in Wales)HealthCWork & commuteB49% of working residents work in the town Flood & hazardsB⁻0.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk

Out and about

OutdoorsD⁻42% live within 400 m of a park AttractionsClimateJuly highs of 21°C (70°F), 1,600 mm of rain a year Weather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.3 · 4,196 people HistoryB14 listed buildings Town Hall & politicsCouncil area: Rhondda Cynon Taf Famous people12 born here, among them Bradley Davies

Landmarks

14 listed buildings in Llantrisant.

All landmarks →

Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St DyfodwgGrade II* listed

Llantrisant CastleScheduled monument

Toll House CottageGrade II listed

The GuildhallGrade II listed

Photo credits

Church of St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St Dyfodwg: Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Llantrisant Castle: Photo: FruitMonkey · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Toll House Cottage: Photo: FruitMonkey · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Guildhall: Photo: Chris Andrews · CC BY-SA 2.0

Famous people from Llantrisant

12 notable people were born in Llantrisant.

See all 12 →

Cameron WinnettWelsh rugby union player · born 2003

Ella Maclean-HowellBritish cross-country mountain biker · born 2004

Ben WarrenWelsh rugby union player · born 2000

Noel RichardsBritish singer · born 1955

Sam FisherBritish track cyclist · born 2006

Bradley DaviesWelsh rugby union footballer · born 1987

Photo credits

Cameron Winnett: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ella Maclean-Howell: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ben Warren: Bearas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Noel Richards: Nehézy László - www.ezazanap.hu, CC0 · Sam Fisher: Nicola, CC BY-SA 4.0

Llantrisant’s neighbours

The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Mid Glamorgan →

Talbot GreenPontyclunBeddauCreigiauLlanharryChurch VillagePentyrchLlantrisant

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Llantrisant	4,196	—	C⁻	C⁺	D	C
Talbot Green	3,291	0.6	D	C	D	C
Pontyclun	5,801	1	B	C⁻	B⁺	B⁻
Beddau	7,356	1.5	C⁻	B	C⁺	D
Creigiau	2,304	2.4	—	C⁻	A⁺	A
Llanharry	3,747	2.8	C⁺	C⁺	B	C⁺
Church Village	14,162	2.9	B	C	A⁻	C⁺
Pentyrch	2,374	3.3	—	D	A⁻	A⁻

Creigiau and Pentyrch have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.

Questions about Llantrisant

How much is council tax in Llantrisant?

Band D council tax in Llantrisant is £2,289 for 2026–27, less than in 77% of UK towns (the Rhondda Cynon Taf council average, with police and community councils). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.

About Llantrisant

Town in Mid Glamorgan, Wales

Llantrisant is a built-up area of 4,196 people, in the Rhondda Cynon Taf council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.

Built from ONS geography and Census 2021

Population: 4,196 (Census 2021)
Council: Rhondda Cynon Taf
County: Mid Glamorgan
Region: Wales
Area: 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km²)
ONS code: W45000572

Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Cadw listed buildings, scheduled monuments and registered historic parks and gardens via DataMapWales, October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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