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Ashby Castle · North West Leicestershire

Ashby Castle: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47.8% here, compared with 30% across North West Leicestershire (17.8 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 10.3% here, compared with 18.4% across North West Leicestershire (8 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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: 6% here, compared with 14% across North West Leicestershire (7.2 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

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

712 out of 3,172.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

98 out of 3,171.

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People counted in the census

3,173

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,173 out of 3,173.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,227 out of 2,569.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.2%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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

488 out of 1,312.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.5%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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

111 out of 1,312.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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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

999 out of 2,560.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.1%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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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

1,514 out of 2,560.

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

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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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

33 out of 2,560.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.3%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

265 out of 2,569.

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Homes rented privately

6%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

82 out of 1,309.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.7%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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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

735 out of 2,560.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

93 out of 1,309.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Ashby Castle

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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. 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

47 out of 2,560.

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Crime and safety

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

104 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 75 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ashby Castle 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: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 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 · Ashby Castle
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202480
October 2024100
November 202490
December 202490
January 202521
February 202571
March 202560
April 202530
May 202590
June 202522
July 202560
August 202540
September 2025203
October 2025120
November 2025124
December 202550
January 202670
February 202671
March 2026101
April 202641
May 202662
June 2026101
July 202670
August 202640
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ashby Castle
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime59
criminal damage arson13
vehicle crime10
public order6
other theft6
burglary5
other crime4
drugs1
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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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 North West Leicestershire →