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Woodditton: your area

Woodditton ward · East Cambridgeshire. 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 65 or over: 24.3% here, compared with 20.8% across East Cambridgeshire (3.5 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: 19% here, compared with 16% across East Cambridgeshire (3 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11% here, compared with 13.3% across East Cambridgeshire (2.3 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

24.3%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

All usual residents

1,610 out of 6,627.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton 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

225 out of 6,631.

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People counted in the census

6,634

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

All usual residents

6,634 out of 6,634.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.8%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,975 out of 5,516.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.1%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton 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

1,221 out of 2,903.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton 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

319 out of 2,903.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

Residents aged 16 and over

888 out of 5,516.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

All households

567 out of 2,910.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Woodditton ward

Show the workings

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

All households

361 out of 2,910.

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Crime and safety

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

190 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 179 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Woodditton ward · mapped crimes

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Woodditton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024182
October 2024135
November 2024103
December 2024123
January 202561
February 202593
March 2025142
April 2025131
May 2025222
June 2025232
July 2025232
August 2025162
September 202562
October 2025210
November 2025181
December 2025131
January 2026151
February 2026101
March 2026134
April 2026205
May 202692
June 2026171
July 2026224
August 2026263
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Woodditton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime107
burglary24
criminal damage arson19
other theft13
vehicle crime7
public order6
other crime5
drugs4
possession of weapons3
shoplifting1
bicycle theft1
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 →

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 →