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Whimple & Rockbeare · East Devon

Whimple & Rockbeare: your neighbourhood

Whimple & Rockbeare electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 16% across East Devon (4.9 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 a degree or equivalent: 38.7% here, compared with 33.8% across East Devon (4.8 percentage points higher).

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: 11.5% here, compared with 15.1% across East Devon (3.5 percentage points lower).

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 ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

26.8%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

810 out of 3,017.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

137 out of 3,012.

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People counted in the census

3,009

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,009 out of 3,009.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

38.7%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

978 out of 2,530.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

579 out of 1,258.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

136 out of 1,258.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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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

1,054 out of 2,535.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.1%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

1,422 out of 2,535.

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

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

55 out of 2,535.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

292 out of 2,530.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

140 out of 1,259.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

783 out of 2,535.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

121 out of 1,259.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Whimple & Rockbeare

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

59 out of 2,535.

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Crime and safety

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

62 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 52 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Whimple & Rockbeare 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: 8 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 · Whimple & Rockbeare
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202482
October 202460
November 202401
December 202451
January 202520
February 202500
March 202561
April 202530
May 202560
June 202560
July 202542
August 202561
September 202520
October 202521
November 202591
December 202590
January 202670
February 202660
March 202620
April 202650
May 202680
June 202641
July 202620
August 202660
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Whimple & Rockbeare
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime26
criminal damage arson17
public order5
burglary4
drugs3
other theft3
other crime2
shoplifting1
vehicle crime1
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 East Devon →