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Avon Valley: your area

Avon Valley ward · Wiltshire. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 45% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (28 percentage points higher).

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 65 or over: 10.1% here, compared with 21.9% across Wiltshire (11.8 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (5.2 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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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

10.1%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

636 out of 6,320.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

173 out of 6,320.

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People counted in the census

6,319

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,319 out of 6,319.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,410 out of 4,863.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.2%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

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

822 out of 2,097.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.4%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

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

218 out of 2,097.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

572 out of 4,863.

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Homes rented privately

45%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

952 out of 2,097.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Avon Valley ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

257 out of 2,097.

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Crime and safety

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

204 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 186 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Avon Valley 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: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Avon Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024122
October 2024125
November 2024174
December 202491
January 2025142
February 2025200
March 2025165
April 202581
May 2025182
June 2025286
July 202579
August 2025254
September 2025165
October 2025241
November 2025162
December 2025194
January 2026182
February 2026161
March 2026143
April 2026253
May 202685
June 2026152
July 2026213
August 2026125
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Avon Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime96
criminal damage arson23
burglary21
vehicle crime18
other theft16
shoplifting11
public order9
other crime6
drugs2
possession of weapons1
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

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 →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →