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Elson · Gosport

Elson: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 16% across Gosport (8.9 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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: 21.5% here, compared with 24.8% across Gosport (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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Homes rented privately: 15% here, compared with 19% across Gosport (3.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

19%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,143 out of 6,021.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

289 out of 6,022.

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People counted in the census

6,022

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,022 out of 6,022.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,062 out of 4,948.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.4%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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

1,247 out of 2,523.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.5%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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

391 out of 2,523.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.3%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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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

1,696 out of 4,940.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

63.1%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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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

3,117 out of 4,940.

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

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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

152 out of 4,940.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

800 out of 4,948.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

391 out of 2,525.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

22.9%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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

1,129 out of 4,940.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

187 out of 2,525.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Elson

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

127 out of 4,940.

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Crime and safety

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

375 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 414 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Elson 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: 23 mapped crimes in September 2024; 42 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 · Elson
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024232
October 2024522
November 2024481
December 2024351
January 2025262
February 2025304
March 2025317
April 2025194
May 2025384
June 2025506
July 2025264
August 2025360
September 2025311
October 2025295
November 2025282
December 2025221
January 2026394
February 2026262
March 2026392
April 2026244
May 2026328
June 2026277
July 2026364
August 2026422
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Elson
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime148
other theft62
shoplifting43
criminal damage arson36
public order33
drugs11
vehicle crime11
bicycle theft8
burglary7
robbery6
other crime6
possession of weapons4
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.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across Gosport →