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Willington & Hunwick · County Durham

Willington & Hunwick: your neighbourhood

Willington & Hunwick electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 22.7% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (1.8 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.1% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (1.3 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 65 or over: 21.9% here, compared with 21.3% across County Durham (0.6 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

21.9%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

All usual residents

2,046 out of 9,336.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.9%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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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

741 out of 9,326.

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People counted in the census

9,320

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

All usual residents

9,320 out of 9,320.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

Residents aged 16 and over

2,016 out of 7,637.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.8%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

2,358 out of 4,150.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23.1%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

957 out of 4,150.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

46.4%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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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

3,540 out of 7,628.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

50.4%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

3,842 out of 7,628.

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

7.8%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

594 out of 7,628.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,736 out of 7,637.

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Homes rented privately

17%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

All households

702 out of 4,152.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

1,997 out of 7,628.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

20%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

All households

826 out of 4,152.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Willington & Hunwick

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

246 out of 7,628.

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Crime and safety

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

957 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 786 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Willington & Hunwick 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: 68 mapped crimes in September 2024; 92 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 · Willington & Hunwick
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20246823
October 20248228
November 20246316
December 20246412
January 20256615
February 20253519
March 20255613
April 20257430
May 20256529
June 20257118
July 20257724
August 20256537
September 20256524
October 20254516
November 20258114
December 20258519
January 20267617
February 20267641
March 20269429
April 20269327
May 20269034
June 20269117
July 20266922
August 20269241
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Willington & Hunwick
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime430
criminal damage arson171
shoplifting85
public order66
other crime48
other theft47
burglary43
vehicle crime36
drugs18
robbery6
possession of weapons5
theft from the person1
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 →