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Brent · Somerset

Brent: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 14% across Somerset (9.5 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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Homes rented privately: 14% here, compared with 18% across Somerset (3.8 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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People aged 65 or over: 28.2% here, compared with 24.8% across Somerset (3.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,848 out of 10,096.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

498 out of 10,098.

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People counted in the census

10,094

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

10,094 out of 10,094.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,547 out of 8,597.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

50%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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

2,114 out of 4,231.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.7%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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

624 out of 4,231.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.3%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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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

3,724 out of 8,601.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.8%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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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

4,711 out of 8,601.

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

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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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

336 out of 8,601.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

18.5%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,589 out of 8,597.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

589 out of 4,231.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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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

2,661 out of 8,601.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

180 out of 4,231.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Brent

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

166 out of 8,601.

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Crime and safety

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

564 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 570 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Brent 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: 60 mapped crimes in September 2024; 71 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 · Brent
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024604
October 2024534
November 2024342
December 2024332
January 2025251
February 2025390
March 2025544
April 2025493
May 2025629
June 2025663
July 2025497
August 2025463
September 2025618
October 2025493
November 2025353
December 2025423
January 2026212
February 2026340
March 2026424
April 2026466
May 2026585
June 2026385
July 2026675
August 2026717
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Brent
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime304
other theft76
public order43
criminal damage arson39
burglary33
vehicle crime19
drugs13
other crime13
possession of weapons9
shoplifting7
robbery4
bicycle theft3
theft from the person1
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.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary: Due to a change in IT systems there are known issues with crime and outcome data since October 2015 as latitude and longitude information is missing from approximately 2000 crimes each month. The force will be working to rectify this and provide the missing data over the coming months.

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 Somerset →