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Watchfield & Shrivenham · Vale of White Horse

Watchfield & Shrivenham: your neighbourhood

Watchfield & Shrivenham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 24% here, compared with 16% across Vale of White Horse (7.9 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 no qualifications: 9.8% here, compared with 12.5% across Vale of White Horse (2.8 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.5% here, compared with 44% across Vale of White Horse (2.5 percentage points higher).

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

18.5%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,469 out of 7,944.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

231 out of 7,948.

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People counted in the census

7,944

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

7,944 out of 7,944.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.5%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,948 out of 6,334.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.7%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

1,209 out of 3,209.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.4%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

303 out of 3,209.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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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

2,144 out of 6,345.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64.2%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

4,076 out of 6,345.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

113 out of 6,345.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.8%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

619 out of 6,334.

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Homes rented privately

24%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

756 out of 3,209.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.8%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

1,385 out of 6,345.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

15%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

487 out of 3,209.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Watchfield & Shrivenham

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

125 out of 6,345.

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Crime and safety

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

376 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 392 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Watchfield & Shrivenham 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: 21 mapped crimes in September 2024; 31 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 · Watchfield & Shrivenham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024212
October 2024392
November 2024400
December 2024352
January 2025271
February 2025281
March 2025271
April 2025213
May 2025373
June 2025344
July 2025489
August 2025353
September 2025245
October 2025173
November 2025382
December 2025272
January 2026302
February 2026292
March 2026351
April 2026333
May 2026375
June 2026343
July 2026419
August 2026316
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Watchfield & Shrivenham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime198
criminal damage arson43
burglary32
public order32
other theft20
vehicle crime18
shoplifting16
other crime9
bicycle theft4
drugs3
robbery1
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 Vale of White Horse →