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Heath Hayes & Wimblebury · Cannock Chase

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury: your neighbourhood

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 16% across Cannock Chase (6.3 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: 16.1% here, compared with 20.6% across Cannock Chase (4.5 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 16+ with no qualifications: 18.3% here, compared with 22% across Cannock Chase (3.7 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

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

All usual residents

1,482 out of 9,026.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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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

504 out of 9,008.

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People counted in the census

9,021

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

All usual residents

9,021 out of 9,021.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,893 out of 7,338.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.7%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

1,776 out of 3,722.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

601 out of 3,722.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.4%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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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

2,306 out of 7,334.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.8%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

4,829 out of 7,334.

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

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

316 out of 7,334.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.3%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,342 out of 7,338.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

All households

575 out of 3,738.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

18.5%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

1,357 out of 7,334.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

All households

370 out of 3,738.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury

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

199 out of 7,334.

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Crime and safety

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

364 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 310 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Heath Hayes & Wimblebury 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: 28 mapped crimes in September 2024; 36 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 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024287
October 2024293
November 2024254
December 2024163
January 2025183
February 2025144
March 2025311
April 2025336
May 2025223
June 2025332
July 2025323
August 2025297
September 2025240
October 2025242
November 2025285
December 2025262
January 2026253
February 2026273
March 2026283
April 2026411
May 2026273
June 2026337
July 2026459
August 2026364
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Heath Hayes & Wimblebury
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime231
public order33
criminal damage arson27
other theft21
vehicle crime20
burglary14
drugs6
other crime6
robbery3
possession of weapons1
shoplifting1
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.

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 Cannock Chase →