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Westbourne · Chichester

Westbourne: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 42.1% here, compared with 37.2% across Chichester (4.8 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.5% here, compared with 13.2% across Chichester (2.7 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 15% across Chichester (2.7 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.3%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

911 out of 3,462.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

139 out of 3,466.

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People counted in the census

3,463

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,463 out of 3,463.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

42.1%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,220 out of 2,900.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.1%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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

628 out of 1,528.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.5%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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

161 out of 1,528.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.3%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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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

1,198 out of 2,900.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.8%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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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

1,648 out of 2,900.

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

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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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

73 out of 2,900.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.1%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

379 out of 2,900.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

284 out of 1,528.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

28.6%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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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

830 out of 2,900.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

189 out of 1,528.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Westbourne

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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

54 out of 2,900.

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Crime and safety

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

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Westbourne 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: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Westbourne
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024124
October 2024152
November 2024232
December 2024214
January 2025272
February 2025171
March 2025232
April 2025243
May 2025271
June 2025171
July 2025155
August 202567
September 2025151
October 2025173
November 202592
December 202582
January 2026132
February 2026114
March 2026107
April 202673
May 202674
June 2026133
July 2026205
August 2026123
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 records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

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 Chichester →