Local help →Shaftesbury Town · Dorset
Shaftesbury Town electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
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.
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 →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.
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 →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.
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 →People aged 65 or over
23.6%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
2,160 out of 9,162.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
4.3%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
397 out of 9,160.
Source and method →People counted in the census
9,15821 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All usual residents
9,158 out of 9,158.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
28.2%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
2,117 out of 7,494.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
49.2%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
2,033 out of 4,135.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
15%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
619 out of 4,135.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
39.9%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
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
2,990 out of 7,498.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
57.4%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
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
4,304 out of 7,498.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
3%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
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
227 out of 7,498.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
15.7%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
Residents aged 16 and over
1,178 out of 7,494.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
19%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
786 out of 4,136.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
27.4%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
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
2,055 out of 7,498.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
16%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator
All households
661 out of 4,136.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
2.7%21 March 2021 · Shaftesbury Town
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
204 out of 7,498.
Source and method →Police-recorded locations for Shaftesbury Town ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 532 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
Shaftesbury Town 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: 37 mapped crimes in September 2024; 36 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
The line joins consecutive published observations.
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| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 37 | 16 |
| October 2024 | 58 | 13 |
| November 2024 | 62 | 12 |
| December 2024 | 39 | 10 |
| January 2025 | 38 | 14 |
| February 2025 | 26 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 37 | 12 |
| April 2025 | 58 | 13 |
| May 2025 | 53 | 25 |
| June 2025 | 27 | 13 |
| July 2025 | 56 | 28 |
| August 2025 | 41 | 13 |
| September 2025 | 37 | 17 |
| October 2025 | 35 | 9 |
| November 2025 | 31 | 9 |
| December 2025 | 47 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 40 | 6 |
| February 2026 | 47 | 10 |
| March 2026 | 50 | 9 |
| April 2026 | 37 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 47 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 42 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 50 | 36 |
| August 2026 | 36 | 24 |
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 204 |
| shoplifting | 80 |
| criminal damage arson | 52 |
| other theft | 42 |
| vehicle crime | 34 |
| burglary | 28 |
| public order | 28 |
| drugs | 11 |
| other crime | 11 |
| robbery | 4 |
| theft from the person | 3 |
| possession of weapons | 1 |
| bicycle theft | 1 |
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 →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 →
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