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Launditch · Breckland

Launditch: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.4% here, compared with 23.1% across Breckland (6.3 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 16+ with no qualifications: 19.2% here, compared with 22.3% across Breckland (3.1 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented privately: 21% here, compared with 18% across Breckland (3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

693 out of 2,606.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

141 out of 2,603.

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People counted in the census

2,603

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,603 out of 2,603.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

640 out of 2,180.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.8%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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

541 out of 1,086.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.7%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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

160 out of 1,086.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.5%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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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

951 out of 2,187.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.1%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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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

1,205 out of 2,187.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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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

70 out of 2,187.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

19.2%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

418 out of 2,180.

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Homes rented privately

21%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

229 out of 1,086.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.8%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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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

652 out of 2,187.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

13%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

141 out of 1,086.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Launditch

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

31 out of 2,187.

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Crime and safety

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

106 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 89 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Launditch 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: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 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 · Launditch
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202462
October 202482
November 202493
December 202492
January 202580
February 202590
March 202540
April 202551
May 2025111
June 202550
July 202580
August 202572
September 202580
October 202531
November 202560
December 202561
January 202691
February 2026120
March 202652
April 2026120
May 202661
June 202684
July 2026241
August 202672
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Launditch
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime58
public order21
other theft11
criminal damage arson6
burglary3
other crime3
vehicle crime2
drugs1
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.

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 →