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Fosse Highcross · Blaby

Fosse Highcross: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 13% across Blaby (5.1 percentage points lower).

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 65 or over: 25.4% here, compared with 20.5% across Blaby (4.9 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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: 12% here, compared with 13.5% across Blaby (1.5 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

25.4%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,366 out of 5,383.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

206 out of 5,413.

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People counted in the census

5,404

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

5,404 out of 5,404.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,379 out of 4,449.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.4%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

992 out of 2,285.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

275 out of 2,285.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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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

1,781 out of 4,453.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.9%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

2,579 out of 4,453.

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

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

122 out of 4,453.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

778 out of 4,449.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

177 out of 2,291.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.2%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

1,302 out of 4,453.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

218 out of 2,291.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Fosse Highcross

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

93 out of 4,453.

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Crime and safety

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

299 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 314 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Fosse Highcross 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: 22 mapped crimes in September 2024; 20 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 · Fosse Highcross
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024226
October 2024373
November 2024302
December 2024212
January 2025161
February 2025241
March 2025283
April 2025264
May 2025204
June 2025245
July 2025320
August 2025343
September 2025262
October 2025243
November 2025240
December 2025193
January 2026309
February 2026193
March 2026267
April 2026209
May 20262210
June 2026396
July 2026308
August 2026206
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Fosse Highcross
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime151
criminal damage arson37
public order24
other theft23
shoplifting22
vehicle crime11
burglary11
other crime9
possession of weapons5
robbery3
drugs2
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.

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

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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 Blaby →