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Ross North · Herefordshire

Ross North: your neighbourhood

Ross North 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 32.7% across Herefordshire, County of (6.2 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 21.1% here, compared with 18% across Herefordshire, County of (3.1 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 from a council or housing association: 16% here, compared with 14% across Herefordshire, County of (2.7 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.1%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

915 out of 3,648.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

205 out of 3,646.

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People counted in the census

3,645

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,645 out of 3,645.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

793 out of 2,990.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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

887 out of 1,607.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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

282 out of 1,607.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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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

1,235 out of 2,997.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.7%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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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

1,669 out of 2,997.

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

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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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

94 out of 2,997.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

21.1%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

630 out of 2,990.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

279 out of 1,607.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.1%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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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

873 out of 2,997.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

16%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

263 out of 1,607.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Ross North

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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. 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

93 out of 2,997.

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Crime and safety

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

263 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 287 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Ross North 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 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 · Ross North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024155
October 2024373
November 2024293
December 2024264
January 2025236
February 2025273
March 2025317
April 2025235
May 2025233
June 2025163
July 2025222
August 2025154
September 2025240
October 2025274
November 2025302
December 2025162
January 2026133
February 2026223
March 2026136
April 2026170
May 2026360
June 2026262
July 2026204
August 2026197
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Ross North
CategoryMapped crimes
shoplifting88
violent crime85
public order27
criminal damage arson22
drugs10
other theft9
vehicle crime7
other crime6
burglary4
possession of weapons3
robbery1
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.

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 Herefordshire →