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St Edward's · Havering

St Edward's: your neighbourhood

St Edward's electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 29% here, compared with 16% across Havering (13 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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: 36.9% here, compared with 29.5% across Havering (7.4 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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People aged 65 or over: 15.2% here, compared with 17.6% across Havering (2.4 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

15.2%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,586 out of 10,423.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.4%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

460 out of 10,423.

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People counted in the census

10,423

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

10,423 out of 10,423.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.9%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,109 out of 8,422.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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

2,239 out of 4,482.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

18%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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

806 out of 4,482.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

32.4%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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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

2,723 out of 8,416.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

63.6%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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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

5,355 out of 8,416.

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

4.1%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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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

342 out of 8,416.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.7%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,573 out of 8,422.

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Homes rented privately

29%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,292 out of 4,479.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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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

1,429 out of 8,416.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

631 out of 4,479.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4%

21 March 2021 · St Edward's

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

338 out of 8,416.

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Crime and safety

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

2,877 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,828 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

St Edward's 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: 221 mapped crimes in September 2024; 224 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 · St Edward's
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202422143
October 202423837
November 202422548
December 202422727
January 202521355
February 202522631
March 202524641
April 202523458
May 202521968
June 202526664
July 202528861
August 202522555
September 202523941
October 202522741
November 202520552
December 202525539
January 202622243
February 202624851
March 202624554
April 202625937
May 202622959
June 202627453
July 202625053
August 202622442
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · St Edward's
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime888
shoplifting613
drugs244
public order243
other theft204
theft from the person152
vehicle crime143
robbery132
criminal damage arson111
burglary65
possession of weapons28
other crime27
bicycle theft27
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 Havering →