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St Oswald · Shropshire

St Oswald: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 17% across Shropshire (4.9 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.8% here, compared with 15.2% across Shropshire (3.4 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.6% here, compared with 32.5% across Shropshire (2.1 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.8%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

All usual residents

1,245 out of 4,829.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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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

191 out of 4,828.

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People counted in the census

4,827

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

All usual residents

4,827 out of 4,827.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.6%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,396 out of 4,035.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

922 out of 1,963.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.8%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

231 out of 1,963.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.9%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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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

1,608 out of 4,027.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.9%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

2,333 out of 4,027.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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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

81 out of 4,027.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

Residents aged 16 and over

604 out of 4,035.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

All households

246 out of 1,957.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.7%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

1,155 out of 4,027.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

All households

217 out of 1,957.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · St Oswald

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

86 out of 4,027.

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Crime and safety

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

124 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 145 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

St Oswald 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: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 15 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 · St Oswald
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202451
October 2024104
November 2024154
December 2024130
January 2025172
February 2025171
March 202554
April 202592
May 2025124
June 2025191
July 2025153
August 202580
September 202583
October 202570
November 202540
December 202581
January 2026120
February 2026103
March 2026123
April 2026132
May 2026133
June 202691
July 2026131
August 2026153
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Oswald
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime77
criminal damage arson13
other theft10
public order5
other crime5
vehicle crime4
possession of weapons3
bicycle theft3
drugs1
burglary1
robbery1
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 →