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Urchfont & Bishops Cannings · Wiltshire

Urchfont & Bishops Cannings: your neighbourhood

Urchfont & Bishops Cannings electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 17% across Wiltshire (3.8 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% here, compared with 13.6% across Wiltshire (3.6 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 16+ with no qualifications: 11% here, compared with 14.4% across Wiltshire (3.4 percentage points lower).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

21.8%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,050 out of 4,824.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

173 out of 4,825.

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People counted in the census

4,825

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,825 out of 4,825.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.3%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,407 out of 3,983.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.2%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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

888 out of 2,103.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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

211 out of 2,103.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.8%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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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

1,465 out of 3,985.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.5%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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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

2,449 out of 3,985.

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

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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

95 out of 3,985.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

438 out of 3,983.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

286 out of 2,103.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.5%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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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

1,017 out of 3,985.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

307 out of 2,103.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings

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

71 out of 3,985.

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Crime and safety

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

205 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 210 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Urchfont & Bishops Cannings 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: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 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 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024242
October 2024234
November 2024181
December 2024203
January 2025211
February 2025171
March 2025109
April 2025144
May 20251910
June 2025161
July 2025142
August 2025141
September 202565
October 2025192
November 2025248
December 2025272
January 2026163
February 2026145
March 2026144
April 2026225
May 2026201
June 2026107
July 2026177
August 2026161
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Urchfont & Bishops Cannings
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime98
criminal damage arson34
shoplifting18
other theft16
public order14
vehicle crime6
burglary5
other crime5
drugs3
bicycle theft2
possession of weapons2
robbery1
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 →

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 Wiltshire →