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Three Bridges · Crawley

Three Bridges: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 32% here, compared with 20% across Crawley (12 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.4% here, compared with 27.5% across Crawley (5.9 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: 20% here, compared with 23% across Crawley (2.9 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

11.9%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,145 out of 9,653.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

370 out of 9,647.

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People counted in the census

9,649

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,649 out of 9,649.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,595 out of 7,764.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.2%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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

1,960 out of 3,903.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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

659 out of 3,903.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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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

2,281 out of 7,754.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.7%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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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

5,095 out of 7,754.

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

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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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

221 out of 7,754.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,282 out of 7,764.

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Homes rented privately

32%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,240 out of 3,902.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

13.1%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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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

1,016 out of 7,754.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

20%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

781 out of 3,902.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Three Bridges

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

378 out of 7,754.

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Crime and safety

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

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Three Bridges 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: 188 mapped crimes in September 2024; 209 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 · Three Bridges
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202418828
October 202426241
November 202422128
December 202420829
January 202525538
February 202520642
March 202526441
April 202524236
May 202523141
June 202524630
July 202522038
August 202526943
September 202523026
October 202527535
November 202525732
December 202522636
January 202623021
February 202621628
March 202620150
April 202622453
May 202622754
June 202619145
July 202622043
August 202620974
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 Crawley →