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Offa · North Hertfordshire

Offa: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 10.8% here, compared with 13.4% across North Hertfordshire (2.6 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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Homes rented privately: 13% here, compared with 15% across North Hertfordshire (2.5 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 40.9% here, compared with 41.5% across North Hertfordshire (0.6 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

19.4%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

All usual residents

699 out of 3,597.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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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

124 out of 3,605.

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People counted in the census

3,605

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

All usual residents

3,605 out of 3,605.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

40.9%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,198 out of 2,926.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.3%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

615 out of 1,455.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

157 out of 1,455.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35.4%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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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

1,039 out of 2,935.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

62.5%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

1,835 out of 2,935.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

58 out of 2,935.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.3%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

Residents aged 16 and over

388 out of 2,926.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

All households

188 out of 1,463.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.2%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

682 out of 2,935.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

19%

21 March 2021 · Offa

Show the workings

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

All households

274 out of 1,463.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Offa

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

61 out of 2,935.

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Crime and safety

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

156 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 131 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Offa 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: 12 mapped crimes in September 2024; 17 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 · Offa
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024122
October 2024153
November 202491
December 202441
January 202580
February 2025141
March 202590
April 2025112
May 2025125
June 2025157
July 202593
August 2025132
September 2025114
October 2025212
November 2025123
December 202562
January 202681
February 2026171
March 2026135
April 202655
May 20261610
June 2026117
July 2026199
August 2026172
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Offa
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime67
criminal damage arson21
vehicle crime19
public order13
other theft11
other crime8
burglary7
possession of weapons4
robbery2
drugs2
bicycle theft1
theft from the person1
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 North Hertfordshire →