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Ridgeway West · Buckinghamshire

Ridgeway West: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 13% across Buckinghamshire (4.5 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.6% here, compared with 11.8% across Buckinghamshire (2.3 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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People aged 65 or over: 20.8% here, compared with 18.8% across Buckinghamshire (2.1 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

20.8%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

All usual residents

2,398 out of 11,504.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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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

346 out of 11,497.

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People counted in the census

11,502

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

All usual residents

11,502 out of 11,502.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

41.3%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

Residents aged 16 and over

3,907 out of 9,459.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.5%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

1,770 out of 4,486.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.6%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

429 out of 4,486.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.3%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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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

3,244 out of 9,459.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

63.3%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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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

5,992 out of 9,459.

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

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

121 out of 9,459.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,176 out of 9,459.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

All households

693 out of 4,490.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.5%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

2,220 out of 9,459.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

All households

381 out of 4,490.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Ridgeway West

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

223 out of 9,459.

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Crime and safety

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

327 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 307 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ridgeway West 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: 31 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 · Ridgeway West
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024312
October 2024342
November 2024234
December 2024293
January 2025161
February 2025162
March 2025236
April 2025223
May 2025211
June 2025262
July 2025378
August 2025298
September 2025391
October 2025332
November 2025223
December 2025202
January 2026271
February 2026162
March 2026265
April 2026253
May 20262411
June 2026481
July 2026236
August 2026245
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ridgeway West
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime170
criminal damage arson36
other theft26
public order22
drugs18
vehicle crime17
other crime12
burglary11
shoplifting10
bicycle theft2
robbery1
possession of weapons1
theft from the person1
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 Buckinghamshire →