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Mildenhall Great Heath · West Suffolk

Mildenhall Great Heath: your neighbourhood

Mildenhall Great Heath electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 31% here, compared with 16% across West Suffolk (15.1 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 18.8% here, compared with 28.5% across West Suffolk (9.7 percentage points lower).

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: 22.4% here, compared with 14.8% across West Suffolk (7.6 percentage points higher).

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

17%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

583 out of 3,433.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.3%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

216 out of 3,438.

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People counted in the census

3,433

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,433 out of 3,433.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.8%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

504 out of 2,681.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63.7%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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

898 out of 1,410.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.4%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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

316 out of 1,410.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.9%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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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

1,043 out of 2,681.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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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

1,556 out of 2,681.

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

6.2%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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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

165 out of 2,681.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

726 out of 2,681.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

267 out of 1,408.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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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

521 out of 2,681.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

31%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

441 out of 1,408.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Mildenhall Great Heath

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

82 out of 2,681.

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Crime and safety

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

241 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 245 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Mildenhall Great Heath 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 38 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 · Mildenhall Great Heath
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202491
October 2024180
November 2024121
December 2024440
January 2025200
February 2025221
March 2025100
April 2025162
May 2025171
June 2025332
July 2025263
August 2025182
September 2025190
October 2025202
November 2025122
December 2025200
January 2026172
February 2026100
March 2026221
April 202671
May 2026234
June 2026324
July 2026213
August 2026386
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mildenhall Great Heath
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime142
criminal damage arson24
other theft17
public order17
vehicle crime14
other crime6
drugs5
burglary5
shoplifting4
robbery4
possession of weapons2
bicycle theft1
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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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 →