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Wyboston · Bedford

Wyboston: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 25.7% here, compared with 16.7% across Bedford (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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 16% across Bedford (8.1 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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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 19% across Bedford (6.8 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.7%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

All usual residents

913 out of 3,549.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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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

161 out of 3,552.

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People counted in the census

3,554

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

All usual residents

3,554 out of 3,554.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.4%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,122 out of 3,083.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

630 out of 1,465.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

158 out of 1,465.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.6%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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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

1,191 out of 3,083.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.3%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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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

1,827 out of 3,083.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

98 out of 3,083.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.6%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

Residents aged 16 and over

419 out of 3,083.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

All households

179 out of 1,460.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.6%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

819 out of 3,083.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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

All households

120 out of 1,460.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Wyboston

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 3,083.

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Crime and safety

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

183 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 173 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wyboston 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; 21 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 · Wyboston
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024221
October 2024124
November 2024152
December 202461
January 202583
February 2025173
March 2025163
April 2025124
May 2025142
June 2025174
July 2025195
August 2025157
September 202585
October 2025171
November 2025221
December 2025131
January 2026155
February 202687
March 202682
April 2026170
May 2026112
June 2026206
July 2026233
August 2026211
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wyboston
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime80
other theft30
public order17
criminal damage arson16
drugs13
burglary11
other crime6
vehicle crime5
shoplifting2
possession of weapons2
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 Bedford →