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Blunsdon · Swindon

Blunsdon: your neighbourhood

Blunsdon electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 19% across Swindon (9.5 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.5% here, compared with 16.9% across Swindon (6.5 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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People aged 65 or over: 22.3% here, compared with 15.9% across Swindon (6.4 percentage points higher).

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.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.3%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

All usual residents

690 out of 3,093.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

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

123 out of 3,080.

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People counted in the census

3,076

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

All usual residents

3,076 out of 3,076.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.7%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

Residents aged 16 and over

801 out of 2,524.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.1%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

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

All households

511 out of 1,215.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.5%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

127 out of 1,215.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.6%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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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

923 out of 2,519.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,561 out of 2,519.

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

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

64 out of 2,519.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

Residents aged 16 and over

355 out of 2,524.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

All households

121 out of 1,226.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.7%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

648 out of 2,519.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

All households

142 out of 1,226.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Blunsdon

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

35 out of 2,519.

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Crime and safety

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

155 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 153 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Blunsdon 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 22 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 · Blunsdon
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024111
October 2024171
November 2024144
December 202483
January 2025221
February 2025151
March 202575
April 202531
May 2025172
June 2025141
July 20251312
August 2025127
September 202567
October 2025120
November 2025146
December 2025122
January 2026122
February 2026124
March 202661
April 2026115
May 2026172
June 2026131
July 2026185
August 2026223
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blunsdon
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime89
criminal damage arson16
other theft12
public order12
burglary7
drugs6
other crime5
possession of weapons4
vehicle crime3
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.

Police data and method →

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 Swindon →