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Fryerns · Basildon

Fryerns: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 33% here, compared with 21% across Basildon (12.2 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 24.1% here, compared with 19.5% across Basildon (4.6 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 a degree or equivalent: 20.1% here, compared with 24.6% across Basildon (4.5 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

13.2%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

All usual residents

1,966 out of 14,878.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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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

863 out of 14,862.

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People counted in the census

14,850

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

All usual residents

14,850 out of 14,850.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.1%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

Residents aged 16 and over

2,258 out of 11,246.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.6%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

3,511 out of 5,789.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

24.1%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

1,396 out of 5,789.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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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

3,941 out of 11,246.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

6,859 out of 11,246.

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

5.5%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

618 out of 11,246.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

24.3%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

Residents aged 16 and over

2,729 out of 11,246.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

All households

674 out of 5,788.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

15.8%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

1,777 out of 11,246.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

33%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

Show the workings

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

All households

1,936 out of 5,788.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4%

21 March 2021 · Fryerns

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

446 out of 11,246.

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Crime and safety

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

2,244 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,218 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Fryerns 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: 176 mapped crimes in September 2024; 208 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 · Fryerns
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202417630
October 202418427
November 202419511
December 202416417
January 202519711
February 202514512
March 202517131
April 202518936
May 202521342
June 202517818
July 202520637
August 202520032
September 202517217
October 202521229
November 202515324
December 202516217
January 202618632
February 202617324
March 202617836
April 202622743
May 202617545
June 202618643
July 202621247
August 202620855
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Fryerns
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime921
shoplifting280
other theft226
public order183
criminal damage arson177
vehicle crime147
drugs116
burglary68
other crime35
robbery33
possession of weapons26
theft from the person17
bicycle theft15
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 Basildon →