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Rowley · Stafford

Rowley: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 46.5% here, compared with 35.1% across Stafford (11.4 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 14% across Stafford (9.9 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: 8.5% here, compared with 14.3% across Stafford (5.8 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

24.4%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

768 out of 3,144.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

145 out of 3,143.

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People counted in the census

3,145

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,145 out of 3,145.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

46.5%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,237 out of 2,663.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.9%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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

511 out of 1,281.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.5%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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 1,281.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.7%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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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

1,060 out of 2,670.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.7%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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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

1,566 out of 2,670.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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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

53 out of 2,670.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

289 out of 2,663.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

161 out of 1,281.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.9%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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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

798 out of 2,670.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

47 out of 1,281.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Rowley

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

44 out of 2,670.

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Crime and safety

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

235 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 228 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rowley 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 15 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 · Rowley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024153
October 2024220
November 2024152
December 2024181
January 2025141
February 2025224
March 2025125
April 2025186
May 2025228
June 2025247
July 2025229
August 2025242
September 2025232
October 2025214
November 2025139
December 2025193
January 202698
February 2026171
March 2026318
April 2026244
May 2026203
June 2026164
July 2026275
August 2026152
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rowley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime137
criminal damage arson33
other theft24
public order14
burglary9
vehicle crime7
other crime6
drugs3
bicycle theft1
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.

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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 Stafford →