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Ercall · Telford and Wrekin

Ercall: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 28.3% here, compared with 17.6% across Telford and Wrekin (10.7 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 privately: 11% here, compared with 21% across Telford and Wrekin (9.9 percentage points lower).

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: 35.3% here, compared with 26.1% across Telford and Wrekin (9.2 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

28.3%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

All usual residents

903 out of 3,187.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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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

171 out of 3,193.

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People counted in the census

3,193

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

All usual residents

3,193 out of 3,193.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.3%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

Residents aged 16 and over

956 out of 2,706.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.5%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

703 out of 1,450.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.6%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

240 out of 1,450.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.3%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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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

1,195 out of 2,700.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.4%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

1,443 out of 2,700.

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

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

113 out of 2,700.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.2%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

Residents aged 16 and over

466 out of 2,706.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

All households

163 out of 1,449.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.2%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

870 out of 2,700.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

Show the workings

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

All households

198 out of 1,449.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Ercall

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

62 out of 2,700.

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Crime and safety

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

124 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 154 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ercall 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: 22 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Ercall
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024221
October 202485
November 202481
December 2024140
January 2025132
February 202572
March 2025111
April 2025206
May 2025132
June 2025136
July 2025113
August 2025142
September 202581
October 2025200
November 2025133
December 2025122
January 202660
February 2026111
March 2026121
April 202660
May 202680
June 202662
July 2026101
August 2026122
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ercall
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime63
shoplifting16
other theft9
criminal damage arson8
public order7
vehicle crime6
drugs4
robbery4
other crime4
burglary3
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 Telford and Wrekin →