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Blackfordby · North West Leicestershire

Blackfordby: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 6% here, compared with 14% across North West Leicestershire (7.8 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 20% here, compared with 14% across North West Leicestershire (6.4 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 19% here, compared with 15.3% across North West Leicestershire (3.6 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

720 out of 3,117.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

179 out of 3,116.

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People counted in the census

3,116

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,116 out of 3,116.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

693 out of 2,569.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.5%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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

748 out of 1,372.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

19%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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

260 out of 1,372.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.6%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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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

1,043 out of 2,568.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.1%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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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

1,441 out of 2,568.

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

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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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

107 out of 2,568.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

545 out of 2,569.

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Homes rented privately

6%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

78 out of 1,371.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.2%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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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

698 out of 2,568.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

20%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

273 out of 1,371.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Blackfordby

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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

84 out of 2,568.

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Crime and safety

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

114 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 111 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Blackfordby 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: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Blackfordby
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024132
October 202443
November 2024132
December 202480
January 2025151
February 202530
March 202570
April 2025110
May 202572
June 2025120
July 2025122
August 202565
September 2025111
October 2025132
November 202562
December 2025152
January 202652
February 202641
March 202696
April 202655
May 2026131
June 202697
July 2026133
August 2026113
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blackfordby
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime73
criminal damage arson9
public order9
burglary8
other crime5
vehicle crime5
other theft3
drugs1
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 North West Leicestershire →