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Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton · East Suffolk

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton: your neighbourhood

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 33.7% here, compared with 27.8% across East Suffolk (6 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 32.6% here, compared with 27.6% across East Suffolk (5 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 13.7% here, compared with 17.6% across East Suffolk (3.9 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,417 out of 4,200.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.7%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

239 out of 4,204.

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People counted in the census

4,202

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,202 out of 4,202.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.6%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,194 out of 3,665.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.1%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

947 out of 1,928.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

265 out of 1,928.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.7%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

1,782 out of 3,662.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.2%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

1,803 out of 3,662.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

117 out of 3,662.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.3%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

634 out of 3,665.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

348 out of 1,930.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.4%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

1,332 out of 3,662.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

191 out of 1,930.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton

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

77 out of 3,662.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

211 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 167 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 22 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 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024180
October 2024130
November 2024101
December 2024120
January 202570
February 202581
March 202595
April 2025111
May 2025204
June 2025142
July 2025241
August 2025214
September 2025150
October 2025181
November 2025120
December 2025130
January 2026191
February 2026111
March 2026160
April 2026204
May 2026170
June 2026130
July 2026352
August 2026220
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wrentham, Wangford & Westleton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime103
criminal damage arson28
other theft19
vehicle crime18
burglary15
public order13
other crime10
drugs2
shoplifting2
possession of weapons1
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 East Suffolk →