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Ballard · New Forest

Ballard: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 19% here, compared with 11% across New Forest (7.8 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 18.9% here, compared with 14.3% across New Forest (4.6 percentage points higher).

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.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26.8% here, compared with 31.2% across New Forest (4.4 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

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

All usual residents

1,057 out of 4,030.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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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

241 out of 4,025.

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People counted in the census

4,027

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

All usual residents

4,027 out of 4,027.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.8%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

Residents aged 16 and over

905 out of 3,373.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.6%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

1,035 out of 1,862.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18.9%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

352 out of 1,862.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.4%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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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

1,468 out of 3,381.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.4%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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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

1,838 out of 3,381.

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

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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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

141 out of 3,381.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

Residents aged 16 and over

602 out of 3,373.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

All households

291 out of 1,855.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.7%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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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

1,005 out of 3,381.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

19%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

All households

345 out of 1,855.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Ballard

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

75 out of 3,381.

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Crime and safety

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

319 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 286 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ballard 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: 20 mapped crimes in September 2024; 33 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 · Ballard
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024201
October 2024253
November 2024245
December 2024201
January 2025224
February 2025315
March 2025291
April 2025253
May 2025245
June 2025201
July 2025212
August 2025251
September 2025163
October 2025282
November 2025244
December 2025271
January 2026210
February 2026190
March 2026272
April 2026206
May 2026359
June 2026163
July 2026531
August 2026336
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ballard
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime164
shoplifting32
criminal damage arson29
other theft21
public order20
burglary16
drugs14
vehicle crime9
other crime8
possession of weapons3
bicycle theft2
robbery1
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 New Forest →