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Harleston · South Norfolk

Harleston: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.5% here, compared with 32% across South Norfolk (8.5 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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People aged 65 or over: 29.4% here, compared with 24.3% across South Norfolk (5.1 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.6% here, compared with 17.1% across South Norfolk (4.5 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

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,805 out of 6,130.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

326 out of 6,127.

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People counted in the census

6,127

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,127 out of 6,127.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.5%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,203 out of 5,112.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.1%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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

1,564 out of 2,836.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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

465 out of 2,836.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.9%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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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

2,286 out of 5,090.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.8%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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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

2,688 out of 5,090.

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

3%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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

155 out of 5,090.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.6%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,104 out of 5,112.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

433 out of 2,838.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.3%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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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

1,696 out of 5,090.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

405 out of 2,838.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Harleston

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

116 out of 5,090.

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Crime and safety

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

258 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 205 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Harleston 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: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 34 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 · Harleston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024242
October 2024191
November 2024133
December 2024163
January 2025172
February 2025144
March 2025263
April 2025194
May 2025133
June 2025152
July 2025184
August 2025113
September 2025221
October 2025133
November 2025112
December 2025203
January 2026336
February 2026303
March 2026206
April 2026122
May 2026224
June 2026168
July 2026254
August 2026345
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Harleston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime158
criminal damage arson31
public order12
vehicle crime12
burglary11
drugs8
other theft8
shoplifting7
other crime5
bicycle theft2
possession of weapons2
theft from the person2
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 South Norfolk →