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Kington: your area

Kington 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: 43.3% here, compared with 34.2% across Wiltshire (9.1 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: 8% here, compared with 15% across Wiltshire (6.7 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: 8.6% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (5 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

24.6%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

1,326 out of 5,388.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

186 out of 5,366.

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People counted in the census

5,369

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

5,369 out of 5,369.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,946 out of 4,499.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40.1%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

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

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

844 out of 2,107.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.6%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

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

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

182 out of 2,107.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.1%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

543 out of 4,499.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

285 out of 2,109.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Kington ward

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

164 out of 2,109.

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Crime and safety

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

214 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 208 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Kington 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 · Kington
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024125
October 2024123
November 2024241
December 2024103
January 2025162
February 2025223
March 2025192
April 2025176
May 2025183
June 2025232
July 2025152
August 2025202
September 2025231
October 2025111
November 2025121
December 2025133
January 2026160
February 2026214
March 2026232
April 2026222
May 2026223
June 2026131
July 2026268
August 2026124
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Kington
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime89
other theft31
public order24
criminal damage arson19
shoplifting16
vehicle crime9
drugs9
other crime8
burglary6
possession of weapons2
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.

Police data and method →

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 →