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The Wolds · Charnwood

The Wolds: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.4% here, compared with 32.6% across Charnwood (13.8 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 12% across Charnwood (8 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 17% across Charnwood (7.3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.6%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

All usual residents

700 out of 3,248.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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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

93 out of 3,250.

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People counted in the census

3,252

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

All usual residents

3,252 out of 3,252.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.4%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,251 out of 2,698.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

36.2%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

475 out of 1,311.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.8%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

102 out of 1,311.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.6%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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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

1,014 out of 2,699.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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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

1,647 out of 2,699.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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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

62 out of 2,699.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.8%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

Residents aged 16 and over

292 out of 2,698.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

All households

132 out of 1,306.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.4%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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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

713 out of 2,699.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

All households

48 out of 1,306.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · The Wolds

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

38 out of 2,699.

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Crime and safety

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

156 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 131 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

The Wolds 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 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 · The Wolds
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024114
October 2024155
November 202488
December 202495
January 2025114
February 2025112
March 2025166
April 202597
May 20251311
June 202571
July 2025102
August 2025110
September 2025120
October 2025212
November 202582
December 202584
January 2026122
February 202680
March 2026190
April 2026110
May 2026131
June 2026172
July 2026133
August 2026141
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · The Wolds
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime66
vehicle crime24
burglary22
other theft13
public order12
drugs6
criminal damage arson6
other crime4
shoplifting2
possession of weapons1
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 Charnwood →