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By Brook: your area

By Brook 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?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 45% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (10.9 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (7.5 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 7.7% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (5.9 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 people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

23.2%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,070 out of 4,616.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

139 out of 4,614.

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People counted in the census

4,617

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,617 out of 4,617.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

45%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,698 out of 3,770.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

38.2%

21 March 2021 · By Brook 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

716 out of 1,873.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.7%

21 March 2021 · By Brook 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

144 out of 1,873.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.1%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

420 out of 3,770.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

318 out of 1,872.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · By Brook ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

131 out of 1,872.

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Crime and safety

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

102 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 110 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

By Brook 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 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 · By Brook
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024150
October 202450
November 2024152
December 202462
January 202571
February 202584
March 202550
April 2025131
May 202582
June 2025100
July 2025120
August 202561
September 2025121
October 2025110
November 2025111
December 202561
January 202680
February 202690
March 202670
April 2026101
May 202651
June 202681
July 202653
August 2026101
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · By Brook
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime34
criminal damage arson21
burglary20
other theft11
public order8
drugs3
bicycle theft2
vehicle crime2
possession of weapons1
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 →