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Heath · Dartford

Heath: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 1% here, compared with 14% across Dartford (12.9 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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Homes rented privately: 10% here, compared with 18% across Dartford (8.4 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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: 9.5% here, compared with 15.7% across Dartford (6.2 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

19.1%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,102 out of 5,772.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

166 out of 5,770.

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People counted in the census

5,770

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

5,770 out of 5,770.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.4%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,514 out of 4,679.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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

922 out of 2,092.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.5%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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

199 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.2%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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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

1,689 out of 4,669.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.2%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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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

2,858 out of 4,669.

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

1.1%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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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

53 out of 4,669.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.4%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

627 out of 4,679.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

204 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.9%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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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

1,118 out of 4,669.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

20 out of 2,092.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Heath

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

122 out of 4,669.

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Crime and safety

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

262 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 237 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Heath 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: 18 mapped crimes in September 2024; 24 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 · Heath
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024180
October 2024172
November 2024162
December 2024243
January 202592
February 2025251
March 2025206
April 2025143
May 2025192
June 2025304
July 2025202
August 2025252
September 2025192
October 2025252
November 2025203
December 2025252
January 2026192
February 2026151
March 2026266
April 2026147
May 2026247
June 2026253
July 2026265
August 2026242
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Heath
CategoryMapped crimes
shoplifting81
violent crime75
vehicle crime21
other theft20
criminal damage arson15
drugs12
other crime11
public order11
possession of weapons6
robbery6
burglary4
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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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 Dartford →