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Caersws: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26.5% here, compared with 31.9% across Powys (5.4 percentage points lower).

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 privately: 14% here, compared with 18% across Powys (4.2 percentage points lower).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 12% here, compared with 14% across Powys (2.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.7%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

652 out of 2,272.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

120 out of 2,271.

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People counted in the census

2,272

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,272 out of 2,272.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

512 out of 1,934.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50.2%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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

520 out of 1,036.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

16.4%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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

170 out of 1,036.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.1%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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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

828 out of 1,921.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.4%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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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

1,064 out of 1,921.

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

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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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

75 out of 1,921.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

20.7%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

400 out of 1,934.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

142 out of 1,037.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.4%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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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

584 out of 1,921.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

123 out of 1,037.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Caersws

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

29 out of 1,921.

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Crime and safety

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

89 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 116 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Caersws 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: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 6 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 · Caersws
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202461
October 2024150
November 202440
December 202460
January 202560
February 202590
March 202560
April 202540
May 2025100
June 2025140
July 2025240
August 2025120
September 202550
October 202590
November 202561
December 202561
January 2026101
February 202680
March 2026101
April 2026622
May 2026726
June 202680
July 202680
August 202662
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Caersws
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime49
criminal damage arson11
public order9
other theft8
burglary5
drugs3
possession of weapons1
theft from the person1
other crime1
shoplifting1
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.

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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 Powys →