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Bedingfeld · Breckland

Bedingfeld: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 14% across Breckland (3.5 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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People aged 65 or over: 26.8% here, compared with 25% across Breckland (1.9 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.9% here, compared with 17.6% across Breckland (1.8 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

26.8%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

865 out of 3,225.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

192 out of 3,225.

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People counted in the census

3,223

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,223 out of 3,223.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

24%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

654 out of 2,730.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.4%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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

793 out of 1,405.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.9%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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

223 out of 1,405.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.2%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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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

1,203 out of 2,723.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.4%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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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

1,455 out of 2,723.

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

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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

80 out of 2,723.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.3%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

610 out of 2,730.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

231 out of 1,405.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.5%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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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

884 out of 2,723.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

149 out of 1,405.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Bedingfeld

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

65 out of 2,723.

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Crime and safety

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

61 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 65 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bedingfeld 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: 1 mapped crimes in September 2024; 8 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 · Bedingfeld
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202410
October 202460
November 202443
December 2024120
January 202561
February 202570
March 202550
April 202541
May 202560
June 202541
July 202523
August 202580
September 202520
October 202550
November 202530
December 202540
January 202650
February 202660
March 202621
April 202650
May 202630
June 202682
July 2026102
August 202683
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bedingfeld
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime36
vehicle crime6
other theft6
burglary4
public order4
criminal damage arson2
other crime2
drugs1
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 Breckland →