Skip to content
Devon Counts — Devon, in numbers.Local help →

Drewsteignton · West Devon

Drewsteignton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43% here, compared with 34.1% across West Devon (8.9 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 11.1% here, compared with 15.6% across West Devon (4.5 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 10% across West Devon (2.7 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.9%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

491 out of 1,760.

Source and method →

People reporting bad or very bad health

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

80 out of 1,759.

Source and method →

People counted in the census

1,759

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,759 out of 1,759.

Source and method →

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

638 out of 1,484.

Source and method →

Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.1%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

352 out of 747.

Source and method →

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.1%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

98 out of 747.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.7%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

606 out of 1,490.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ in work

57.8%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

861 out of 1,490.

Source and method →

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

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

46 out of 1,490.

Source and method →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.1%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

164 out of 1,484.

Source and method →

Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

123 out of 748.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ retired

29.3%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

436 out of 1,490.

Source and method →

Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

55 out of 748.

Source and method →

Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Drewsteignton

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

23 out of 1,490.

Source and method →

Crime and safety

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

72 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 64 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Drewsteignton 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: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 0 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 · Drewsteignton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202450
October 202430
November 202450
December 202470
January 202581
February 202520
March 202580
April 202550
May 202541
June 202552
July 202540
August 202581
September 202590
October 202572
November 202520
December 202581
January 202620
February 202680
March 202680
April 202690
May 202660
June 202691
July 202640
August 202601
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Drewsteignton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime40
criminal damage arson11
other theft9
public order3
vehicle crime2
possession of weapons2
shoplifting2
drugs1
other crime1
burglary1
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 West Devon →