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Ketley · Telford and Wrekin

Ketley: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 22.5% here, compared with 26.1% across Telford and Wrekin (3.6 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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Homes rented privately: 18% here, compared with 21% across Telford and Wrekin (3.1 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 no qualifications: 22.1% here, compared with 20% across Telford and Wrekin (2.2 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

All usual residents

649 out of 3,705.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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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

245 out of 3,697.

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People counted in the census

3,702

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

All usual residents

3,702 out of 3,702.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

Residents aged 16 and over

682 out of 3,035.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.4%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

873 out of 1,577.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

20.2%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

318 out of 1,577.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.6%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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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

1,081 out of 3,040.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.3%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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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

1,863 out of 3,040.

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

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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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

157 out of 3,040.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.1%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

Residents aged 16 and over

672 out of 3,035.

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

All households

286 out of 1,580.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

20.1%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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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

610 out of 3,040.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

18%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

Show the workings

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

All households

286 out of 1,580.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Ketley

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

96 out of 3,040.

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Crime and safety

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

218 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 254 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ketley 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: 17 mapped crimes in September 2024; 18 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 · Ketley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024173
October 2024171
November 2024194
December 2024261
January 2025112
February 2025211
March 2025161
April 2025232
May 2025252
June 2025247
July 2025236
August 2025325
September 2025221
October 2025292
November 2025124
December 2025181
January 2026194
February 2026123
March 2026210
April 2026150
May 2026160
June 2026204
July 2026164
August 2026182
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ketley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime102
criminal damage arson22
shoplifting21
burglary17
other theft14
other crime12
public order10
vehicle crime7
drugs4
possession of weapons4
robbery4
bicycle theft1
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 Telford and Wrekin →