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Baxenden · Hyndburn

Baxenden: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 23% across Hyndburn (12.6 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11.2% here, compared with 23.5% across Hyndburn (12.3 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 3% here, compared with 14% across Hyndburn (11 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

23.6%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

929 out of 3,929.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

163 out of 3,929.

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People counted in the census

3,930

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,930 out of 3,930.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.8%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,060 out of 3,329.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.5%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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

753 out of 1,694.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.2%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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

190 out of 1,694.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.7%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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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

1,220 out of 3,323.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

60.8%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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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

2,019 out of 3,323.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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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

75 out of 3,323.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

465 out of 3,329.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

178 out of 1,692.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.5%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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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

947 out of 3,323.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

3%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

43 out of 1,692.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Baxenden

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

84 out of 3,323.

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Crime and safety

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

160 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 155 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Baxenden 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 13 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 · Baxenden
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024151
October 2024135
November 2024105
December 202488
January 2025126
February 2025131
March 2025116
April 2025186
May 202599
June 2025181
July 2025191
August 202593
September 202563
October 2025181
November 2025165
December 2025183
January 2026193
February 2026102
March 2026210
April 202691
May 202690
June 2026143
July 202672
August 2026131
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Baxenden
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime59
shoplifting45
vehicle crime22
criminal damage arson12
other theft8
burglary6
public order4
other crime3
possession of weapons1
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 Hyndburn →