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Dales: your area

Dales ward · Nottingham. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 21% here, compared with 25% across Nottingham (4.2 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: 23.3% here, compared with 19.5% across Nottingham (3.8 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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Homes rented privately: 30% here, compared with 29% across Nottingham (1.3 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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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,939 out of 16,889.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.3%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

1,064 out of 16,890.

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People counted in the census

16,892

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

16,892 out of 16,892.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,787 out of 13,353.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.5%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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

4,112 out of 6,798.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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

1,707 out of 6,798.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.3%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,116 out of 13,353.

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Homes rented privately

30%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,035 out of 6,804.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Dales ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,449 out of 6,804.

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Crime and safety

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

1,919 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,780 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Dales 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: 127 mapped crimes in September 2024; 187 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 · Dales
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202412714
October 202412423
November 202413434
December 202414333
January 202515826
February 202511531
March 202515629
April 202516335
May 202518940
June 202516227
July 202516833
August 202514138
September 202514735
October 202512726
November 202514521
December 202512016
January 202615117
February 202613927
March 202618939
April 202616423
May 202617315
June 202619718
July 202618026
August 202618731
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dales
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime806
criminal damage arson192
shoplifting162
other theft152
public order141
vehicle crime128
drugs90
other crime85
burglary58
robbery37
possession of weapons27
bicycle theft21
theft from the person20
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.

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 →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →