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Cheswardine · Shropshire

Cheswardine: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 21.5% here, compared with 25.4% across Shropshire (3.8 percentage points lower).

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: 11.4% here, compared with 15.2% across Shropshire (3.8 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 9% here, compared with 13% across Shropshire (3.7 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

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

All usual residents

927 out of 4,308.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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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

189 out of 4,313.

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People counted in the census

4,317

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

All usual residents

4,317 out of 4,317.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,184 out of 3,542.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.7%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

726 out of 1,699.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

193 out of 1,699.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.6%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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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

1,332 out of 3,540.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.5%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

2,143 out of 3,540.

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

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

92 out of 3,540.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

Residents aged 16 and over

617 out of 3,542.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

All households

261 out of 1,692.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

904 out of 3,540.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

9%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

All households

158 out of 1,692.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Cheswardine

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

65 out of 3,540.

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Crime and safety

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

133 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 101 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Cheswardine 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; 3 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 · Cheswardine
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024132
October 2024151
November 2024100
December 202480
January 2025113
February 202572
March 202561
April 202572
May 202561
June 202591
July 202561
August 202531
September 2025122
October 2025144
November 2025141
December 2025120
January 202651
February 2026102
March 2026182
April 202690
May 2026100
June 202690
July 2026172
August 202632
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cheswardine
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime79
burglary10
other theft9
public order8
other crime7
vehicle crime6
criminal damage arson5
drugs4
possession of weapons3
bicycle theft1
shoplifting1
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.

Police data and method →

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 Shropshire →