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Church Street: your area

Church Street ward · Westminster. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 58% here, compared with 28% across Westminster (30 percentage points higher).

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: 40.3% here, compared with 19.4% across Westminster (20.9 percentage points higher).

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 a degree or equivalent: 37% here, compared with 57.7% across Westminster (20.7 percentage points lower).

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 people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,455 out of 11,672.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

10%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

1,168 out of 11,671.

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People counted in the census

11,670

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

11,670 out of 11,670.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,588 out of 9,700.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

72.9%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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

3,316 out of 4,546.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

40.3%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,834 out of 4,546.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.2%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,448 out of 9,700.

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Homes rented privately

26%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,180 out of 4,544.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

58%

21 March 2021 · Church Street ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,648 out of 4,544.

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Crime and safety

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

1,552 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,558 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Church Street 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: 132 mapped crimes in September 2024; 116 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 · Church Street
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202413254
October 202413162
November 202414547
December 202411749
January 202510735
February 202514737
March 202513148
April 202513431
May 202511965
June 202514062
July 202513263
August 202512351
September 202514736
October 202511655
November 202512542
December 202513639
January 202613164
February 202612525
March 202613637
April 202613255
May 202612752
June 202612962
July 202613272
August 202611658
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Church Street
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime515
shoplifting184
other theft170
public order116
vehicle crime111
theft from the person103
drugs94
burglary74
criminal damage arson66
robbery55
bicycle theft22
other crime21
possession of weapons21
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

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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Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →