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Barrow: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 22% across West Suffolk (9.7 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 34.1% here, compared with 28.5% across West Suffolk (5.6 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: 25.6% here, compared with 20.8% across West Suffolk (4.8 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.6%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

663 out of 2,594.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

112 out of 2,593.

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People counted in the census

2,592

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,592 out of 2,592.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.1%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

719 out of 2,108.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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

520 out of 1,107.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.2%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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

146 out of 1,107.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.4%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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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

852 out of 2,110.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

57.5%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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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

1,214 out of 2,110.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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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

43 out of 2,110.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.3%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

344 out of 2,108.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 1,107.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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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

628 out of 2,110.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

171 out of 1,107.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Barrow

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

44 out of 2,110.

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Crime and safety

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

70 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 91 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Barrow 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 2 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 · Barrow
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202442
October 2024160
November 202460
December 202430
January 2025130
February 202580
March 2025110
April 202540
May 202560
June 202551
July 2025120
August 202531
September 2025140
October 202520
November 202540
December 202560
January 2026100
February 202640
March 202660
April 202650
May 202680
June 202621
July 202670
August 202620
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Barrow
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime32
burglary10
criminal damage arson10
other theft5
vehicle crime4
drugs3
other crime2
possession of weapons2
public order2
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 West Suffolk →