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Woodhouse: your area

Woodhouse ward · Sheffield. Every figure carries its own date.

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

What makes this ward different?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 23.1% here, compared with 33.4% across Sheffield (10.2 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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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 19% across Sheffield (7 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 16+ with no qualifications: 23.9% here, compared with 19.4% across Sheffield (4.5 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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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

20%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,686 out of 18,434.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.8%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

1,437 out of 18,430.

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People counted in the census

18,432

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

18,432 out of 18,432.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,495 out of 15,108.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

58.1%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse 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

4,768 out of 8,203.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23.4%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse 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

1,917 out of 8,203.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,605 out of 15,108.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

960 out of 8,205.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

26%

21 March 2021 · Woodhouse ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,172 out of 8,205.

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Crime and safety

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

1,811 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,691 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Woodhouse 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: 160 mapped crimes in September 2024; 154 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 · Woodhouse
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202416018
October 202415927
November 202416731
December 202413939
January 202511925
February 202513929
March 202512153
April 202513326
May 202513625
June 202512222
July 202515339
August 202514330
September 202515131
October 202515839
November 202514735
December 202514530
January 202615039
February 202613919
March 202613725
April 202613640
May 202620632
June 202615423
July 202613431
August 202615439
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Woodhouse
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime743
shoplifting234
criminal damage arson197
public order143
vehicle crime118
burglary115
other theft92
other crime59
drugs46
robbery35
possession of weapons19
bicycle theft9
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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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 →