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Hockley · Rochford

Hockley: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 15.6% here, compared with 19.2% across Rochford (3.5 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.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 26.2% here, compared with 22.8% across Rochford (3.5 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 8% across Rochford (2.2 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.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.1%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,568 out of 6,510.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

255 out of 6,509.

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People counted in the census

6,509

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,509 out of 6,509.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.2%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,421 out of 5,416.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.6%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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

1,307 out of 2,748.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.9%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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

409 out of 2,748.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.6%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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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

2,201 out of 5,423.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.7%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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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

3,076 out of 5,423.

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

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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

90 out of 5,423.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.6%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

847 out of 5,416.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

321 out of 2,747.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

29.6%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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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

1,603 out of 5,423.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

161 out of 2,747.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Hockley

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

146 out of 5,423.

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Crime and safety

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

197 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 192 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Hockley 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: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 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 · Hockley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024113
October 202492
November 2024101
December 2024151
January 2025163
February 2025134
March 2025165
April 2025153
May 2025222
June 2025233
July 2025255
August 2025172
September 2025140
October 2025162
November 2025175
December 2025208
January 2026153
February 2026112
March 2026124
April 2026140
May 2026245
June 2026183
July 2026208
August 2026169
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Hockley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime82
shoplifting29
criminal damage arson22
vehicle crime19
other theft14
public order11
drugs6
robbery4
other crime4
burglary4
possession of weapons2
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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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 Rochford →