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Easington & Shotton · County Durham

Easington & Shotton: your neighbourhood

Easington & Shotton electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (5.2 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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: 25.9% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 24% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (3.6 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

19.5%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

3,143 out of 16,138.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

9.7%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

1,564 out of 16,119.

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People counted in the census

16,123

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

16,123 out of 16,123.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

23.4%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,091 out of 13,209.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

61.2%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

4,542 out of 7,417.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

27%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

2,004 out of 7,417.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

45.3%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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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

5,985 out of 13,208.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

51.3%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

6,772 out of 13,208.

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

8.2%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

1,089 out of 13,208.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

25.9%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,418 out of 13,209.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,230 out of 7,414.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.8%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

3,146 out of 13,208.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

24%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,749 out of 7,414.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Easington & Shotton

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

451 out of 13,208.

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Crime and safety

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

2,110 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,064 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Easington & Shotton 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: 190 mapped crimes in September 2024; 237 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 · Easington & Shotton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202419025
October 202419541
November 202420234
December 202418919
January 202515917
February 202514217
March 202516918
April 202514540
May 202520423
June 202518125
July 202515134
August 202513731
September 202513915
October 202514526
November 202518239
December 202515331
January 202613418
February 202613333
March 202616730
April 202617024
May 202621623
June 202619625
July 202623833
August 202623726
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Easington & Shotton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime854
shoplifting383
criminal damage arson346
other theft126
public order119
burglary86
other crime67
vehicle crime55
drugs35
possession of weapons22
robbery12
theft from the person4
bicycle theft1
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.

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 County Durham →