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Newton & Yealmpton · South Hams

Newton & Yealmpton: your neighbourhood

Newton & Yealmpton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43.9% here, compared with 39.9% across South Hams (4.1 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: 10.9% here, compared with 13% across South Hams (2.1 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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People aged 65 or over: 30.3% here, compared with 28.3% across South Hams (2 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

30.3%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,887 out of 6,231.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

281 out of 6,232.

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People counted in the census

6,233

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,233 out of 6,233.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

2,297 out of 5,231.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.8%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

1,226 out of 2,735.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

353 out of 2,735.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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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

2,454 out of 5,236.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.3%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

2,685 out of 5,236.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

149 out of 5,236.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

570 out of 5,231.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

435 out of 2,737.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

35.4%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

1,855 out of 5,236.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

329 out of 2,737.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Newton & Yealmpton

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

97 out of 5,236.

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Crime and safety

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

210 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 196 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Newton & Yealmpton 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; 17 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 · Newton & Yealmpton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024153
October 202472
November 2024122
December 202472
January 2025132
February 2025183
March 2025214
April 2025234
May 2025215
June 2025203
July 2025233
August 2025162
September 202562
October 2025210
November 2025160
December 2025111
January 202670
February 2026211
March 2026220
April 2026161
May 2026190
June 2026252
July 2026290
August 2026171
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Newton & Yealmpton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime92
other theft29
criminal damage arson24
shoplifting22
public order18
burglary11
other crime7
vehicle crime4
bicycle theft1
drugs1
possession of weapons1
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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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 South Hams →