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Carleton · Wyre

Carleton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.6% here, compared with 28.3% across Wyre (7.3 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 18% across Wyre (7 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: 12.2% here, compared with 19.1% across Wyre (6.9 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,260 out of 4,429.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

208 out of 4,432.

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People counted in the census

4,432

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,432 out of 4,432.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.6%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,346 out of 3,778.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.4%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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

929 out of 2,002.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.2%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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

245 out of 2,002.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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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

1,664 out of 3,769.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.3%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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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

2,009 out of 3,769.

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

3%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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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

113 out of 3,769.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

504 out of 3,778.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

225 out of 2,001.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.1%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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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

1,284 out of 3,769.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

48 out of 2,001.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Carleton

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

96 out of 3,769.

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Crime and safety

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

131 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 117 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Carleton 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: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Carleton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024126
October 2024153
November 202476
December 202462
January 2025163
February 202522
March 202595
April 2025103
May 2025113
June 2025114
July 2025109
August 202584
September 202585
October 2025115
November 2025140
December 2025123
January 202695
February 2026150
March 2026120
April 2026125
May 2026120
June 202693
July 202661
August 2026110
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Carleton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime57
vehicle crime34
public order13
other crime9
other theft6
criminal damage arson4
bicycle theft3
drugs2
burglary2
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.

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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 Wyre →