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Blackwater and Hawley · Hart

Blackwater and Hawley: your neighbourhood

Blackwater and Hawley electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.1% here, compared with 41.4% across Hart (12.3 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 14% here, compared with 10.9% across Hart (3.2 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 9% across Hart (3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

18.6%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,720 out of 9,243.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

280 out of 9,245.

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People counted in the census

9,243

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,243 out of 9,243.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,254 out of 7,746.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.1%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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

1,567 out of 3,473.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.6%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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

402 out of 3,473.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

32.6%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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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

2,521 out of 7,739.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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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

5,032 out of 7,739.

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

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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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

111 out of 7,739.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,088 out of 7,746.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

455 out of 3,475.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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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

1,637 out of 7,739.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

202 out of 3,475.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Blackwater and Hawley

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

186 out of 7,739.

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Crime and safety

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

335 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 359 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Blackwater and Hawley 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: 40 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 · Blackwater and Hawley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024407
October 2024265
November 2024292
December 2024230
January 2025192
February 2025255
March 2025485
April 2025249
May 20253210
June 2025366
July 2025247
August 2025330
September 2025356
October 2025265
November 2025242
December 2025202
January 2026243
February 2026286
March 2026306
April 2026266
May 2026339
June 2026296
July 2026357
August 2026253
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blackwater and Hawley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime140
criminal damage arson45
other theft30
public order30
shoplifting27
vehicle crime20
other crime17
burglary10
drugs5
possession of weapons5
theft from the person3
robbery2
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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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 Hart →