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Dibden & Dibden Purlieu · New Forest

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu: your neighbourhood

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 26.6% here, compared with 29.4% across New Forest (2.8 percentage points lower).

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: 12% here, compared with 14% across New Forest (2.5 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 14.1% here, compared with 16.1% across New Forest (2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

All usual residents

1,745 out of 6,572.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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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

307 out of 6,559.

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People counted in the census

6,564

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

All usual residents

6,564 out of 6,564.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,712 out of 5,529.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.1%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

1,406 out of 2,926.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

400 out of 2,926.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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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

2,278 out of 5,558.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.5%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

3,143 out of 5,558.

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

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

114 out of 5,558.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

Residents aged 16 and over

777 out of 5,529.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

All households

349 out of 2,935.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

31.5%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

1,751 out of 5,558.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

All households

299 out of 2,935.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu

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

137 out of 5,558.

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Crime and safety

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

361 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 338 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Dibden & Dibden Purlieu 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: 34 mapped crimes in September 2024; 24 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 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024341
October 2024312
November 2024182
December 2024160
January 2025311
February 2025274
March 2025345
April 2025302
May 2025312
June 2025191
July 2025320
August 2025350
September 2025352
October 2025391
November 2025154
December 2025263
January 2026463
February 2026293
March 2026275
April 2026312
May 2026377
June 2026202
July 2026320
August 2026245
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dibden & Dibden Purlieu
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime171
criminal damage arson40
public order40
shoplifting35
other theft24
burglary15
other crime11
vehicle crime10
drugs7
possession of weapons5
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.

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 New Forest →