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Wiswell & Barrow · Ribble Valley

Wiswell & Barrow: your neighbourhood

Wiswell & Barrow electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 45.8% here, compared with 39.7% across Ribble Valley (6 percentage points higher).

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: 11% here, compared with 15% across Ribble Valley (4.1 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: 9.5% here, compared with 13.2% across Ribble Valley (3.8 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

21.1%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

474 out of 2,245.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

67 out of 2,246.

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People counted in the census

2,246

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,246 out of 2,246.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

45.8%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

852 out of 1,861.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

32.8%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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

320 out of 975.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.4%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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

72 out of 975.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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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

630 out of 1,863.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64.5%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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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

1,202 out of 1,863.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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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

37 out of 1,863.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.5%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

176 out of 1,861.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

106 out of 975.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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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

470 out of 1,863.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

73 out of 975.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Wiswell & Barrow

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

31 out of 1,863.

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Crime and safety

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

103 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 92 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wiswell & Barrow 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 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 · Wiswell & Barrow
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202494
October 2024119
November 202486
December 2024165
January 202564
February 202563
March 202553
April 2025910
May 202558
June 202565
July 202535
August 2025810
September 202596
October 202575
November 202552
December 2025126
January 202663
February 202661
March 2026183
April 202651
May 2026116
June 202671
July 2026107
August 202673
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wiswell & Barrow
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime63
vehicle crime10
other theft9
public order6
drugs5
criminal damage arson4
burglary3
other crime2
bicycle theft1
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.

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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 Ribble Valley →