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Alcester West · Stratford-on-Avon

Alcester West: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 34.1% here, compared with 25.2% across Stratford-on-Avon (9 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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Homes rented privately: 20% here, compared with 14% across Stratford-on-Avon (5.6 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 36.2% here, compared with 39.5% across Stratford-on-Avon (3.3 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

34.1%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

All usual residents

1,032 out of 3,024.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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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

159 out of 3,040.

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People counted in the census

3,038

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

All usual residents

3,038 out of 3,038.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.2%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

Residents aged 16 and over

970 out of 2,682.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.5%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

725 out of 1,558.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

194 out of 1,558.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.7%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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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

1,170 out of 2,680.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.7%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

1,465 out of 2,680.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

85 out of 2,680.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.2%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

Residents aged 16 and over

460 out of 2,682.

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Homes rented privately

20%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

All households

306 out of 1,559.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

35.2%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

943 out of 2,680.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

All households

169 out of 1,559.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Alcester West

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

45 out of 2,680.

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Crime and safety

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

212 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 183 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Alcester West 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 25 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 · Alcester West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024185
October 2024181
November 2024151
December 2024214
January 2025112
February 2025223
March 2025164
April 2025142
May 2025143
June 2025122
July 2025117
August 2025114
September 2025162
October 2025132
November 2025259
December 2025164
January 2026102
February 2026124
March 2026121
April 2026188
May 2026256
June 2026184
July 2026227
August 2026259
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Alcester West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime99
shoplifting28
criminal damage arson20
other theft16
public order15
vehicle crime15
burglary6
other crime5
robbery3
drugs3
possession of weapons1
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 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 Stratford-on-Avon →