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Maer & Whitmore · Newcastle-under-Lyme

Maer & Whitmore: your neighbourhood

Maer & Whitmore electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 17% across Newcastle-under-Lyme (13.4 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.5% here, compared with 28% across Newcastle-under-Lyme (12.4 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.6% here, compared with 19.1% across Newcastle-under-Lyme (9.5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

724 out of 2,676.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

97 out of 2,675.

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People counted in the census

2,675

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,675 out of 2,675.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.5%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

936 out of 2,312.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.2%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

480 out of 1,137.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.6%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

109 out of 1,137.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.9%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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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

946 out of 2,315.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.2%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

1,347 out of 2,315.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

45 out of 2,315.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

307 out of 2,312.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

123 out of 1,138.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.5%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

684 out of 2,315.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

42 out of 1,138.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1%

21 March 2021 · Maer & Whitmore

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

22 out of 2,315.

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Crime and safety

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

114 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 99 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Maer & Whitmore 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; 18 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 · Maer & Whitmore
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024120
October 202472
November 2024101
December 202481
January 202570
February 2025100
March 2025110
April 202580
May 202581
June 202541
July 2025100
August 202540
September 202560
October 2025141
November 202570
December 202530
January 202651
February 202650
March 202680
April 2026131
May 2026131
June 202681
July 2026142
August 2026183
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Maer & Whitmore
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
other theft18
public order12
criminal damage arson9
vehicle crime9
drugs7
burglary6
other crime6
shoplifting4
robbery2
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 Newcastle-under-Lyme →