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Bakewell · Derbyshire Dales

Bakewell: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 36.2% here, compared with 28% across Derbyshire Dales (8.2 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: 16% here, compared with 13% across Derbyshire Dales (2.9 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.6% here, compared with 13.7% across Derbyshire Dales (1.9 percentage points higher).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

36.2%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

All usual residents

1,545 out of 4,264.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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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

237 out of 4,263.

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People counted in the census

4,262

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

All usual residents

4,262 out of 4,262.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.9%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,531 out of 3,743.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.4%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

1,006 out of 2,037.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

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

All households

318 out of 2,037.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

51.7%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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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

1,935 out of 3,740.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

46.6%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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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

1,741 out of 3,740.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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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

121 out of 3,740.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.5%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

Residents aged 16 and over

582 out of 3,743.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

All households

284 out of 2,036.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

40.2%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

1,505 out of 3,740.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

All households

316 out of 2,036.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Bakewell

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

64 out of 3,740.

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Crime and safety

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

258 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 259 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bakewell 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 31 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 · Bakewell
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024184
October 2024241
November 2024190
December 2024180
January 2025141
February 2025126
March 2025292
April 2025295
May 2025199
June 2025224
July 2025277
August 2025284
September 2025202
October 2025192
November 2025202
December 2025211
January 2026182
February 2026122
March 2026204
April 2026205
May 2026273
June 2026287
July 2026227
August 2026315
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bakewell
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime105
public order39
shoplifting28
burglary24
other theft18
criminal damage arson13
drugs11
vehicle crime8
other crime7
bicycle theft3
possession of weapons1
robbery1
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 Derbyshire Dales →