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St Nicolas · Adur

St Nicolas: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 41.8% here, compared with 27.9% across Adur (13.9 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 12% across Adur (7.2 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 16+ with no qualifications: 13.2% here, compared with 19.5% across Adur (6.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

29.7%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,224 out of 4,122.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.2%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

174 out of 4,120.

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People counted in the census

4,122

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,122 out of 4,122.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

41.8%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,434 out of 3,427.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.3%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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

841 out of 1,818.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.5%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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

228 out of 1,818.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.1%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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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

1,515 out of 3,434.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.6%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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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

1,841 out of 3,434.

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

2.4%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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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

81 out of 3,434.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.2%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

451 out of 3,427.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

214 out of 1,819.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.1%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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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

1,172 out of 3,434.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

94 out of 1,819.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · St Nicolas

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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. 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

78 out of 3,434.

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Crime and safety

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

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

St Nicolas 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: 7 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 · St Nicolas
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202472
October 202494
November 2024105
December 2024152
January 2025155
February 2025110
March 2025122
April 202594
May 202567
June 202593
July 20251110
August 202564
September 202575
October 202575
November 202591
December 202532
January 202684
February 202691
March 202696
April 202692
May 2026132
June 202697
July 2026168
August 202687
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

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.

Publication history: Sussex Police: Crime data not provided for January 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. No explicit later refresh identified in the checked changelog.

Previous crime-publication gaps are not explicitly resolved in the checked changelog for 2026-01. Published rows are retained, but completeness and year-on-year changes are not established.

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 Adur →