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Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston · South Staffordshire

Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston: your neighbourhood

Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 29.6% here, compared with 25.1% across South Staffordshire (4.5 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 14% across South Staffordshire (3.1 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: 32.2% here, compared with 29.4% across South Staffordshire (2.8 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

All usual residents

783 out of 2,641.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.8%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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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

127 out of 2,641.

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People counted in the census

2,640

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

All usual residents

2,640 out of 2,640.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.2%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

Residents aged 16 and over

721 out of 2,236.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.1%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

555 out of 1,130.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

155 out of 1,130.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.6%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

996 out of 2,234.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.8%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

1,201 out of 2,234.

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

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

54 out of 2,234.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.7%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

Residents aged 16 and over

396 out of 2,236.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

All households

117 out of 1,130.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.7%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

776 out of 2,234.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

Show the workings

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

All households

123 out of 1,130.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston

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

37 out of 2,234.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

210 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 141 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston 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: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 30 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 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202472
October 2024172
November 2024170
December 2024111
January 2025100
February 202571
March 2025120
April 2025143
May 2025154
June 2025141
July 202591
August 202582
September 2025110
October 2025142
November 202580
December 2025133
January 2026221
February 2026101
March 2026106
April 2026332
May 2026136
June 2026339
July 2026136
August 2026300
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Lapley, Stretton & Wheaton Aston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime124
criminal damage arson23
public order20
other theft13
burglary13
vehicle crime8
other crime5
shoplifting2
drugs1
robbery1
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 South Staffordshire →