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Long Whatton & Diseworth · North West Leicestershire

Long Whatton & Diseworth: your neighbourhood

Long Whatton & Diseworth electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 39% here, compared with 30% across North West Leicestershire (9.1 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 65 or over: 27.1% here, compared with 20.1% across North West Leicestershire (7.1 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 14% across North West Leicestershire (5.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

698 out of 2,573.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

101 out of 2,574.

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People counted in the census

2,573

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,573 out of 2,573.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

862 out of 2,209.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.7%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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

486 out of 1,138.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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

136 out of 1,138.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.4%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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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

869 out of 2,207.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.5%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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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

1,292 out of 2,207.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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

50 out of 2,207.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.9%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

307 out of 2,209.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

156 out of 1,139.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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

682 out of 2,207.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

95 out of 1,139.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Long Whatton & Diseworth

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

46 out of 2,207.

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Crime and safety

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

204 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 198 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Long Whatton & Diseworth 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: 14 mapped crimes in September 2024; 17 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 · Long Whatton & Diseworth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024141
October 2024302
November 2024142
December 2024221
January 2025120
February 2025182
March 2025172
April 2025121
May 2025136
June 2025100
July 2025154
August 2025214
September 2025152
October 2025171
November 2025154
December 2025272
January 2026191
February 2026110
March 202682
April 2026201
May 2026171
June 2026182
July 2026201
August 2026175
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Long Whatton & Diseworth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime58
criminal damage arson38
vehicle crime38
other theft29
public order13
drugs9
burglary8
other crime7
possession of weapons2
shoplifting1
robbery1
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 →