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Billingsgate: your area

Billingsgate ward · City of London. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented privately: 76% here, compared with 48% across City of London (27.9 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 1% here, compared with 15% across City of London (13.5 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.

Source →
A proposed response →

People aged 65 or over: 2.4% here, compared with 14.1% across City of London (11.7 percentage points lower).

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 people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

All usual residents

6 out of 253.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

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

5 out of 251.

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People counted in the census

252

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

All usual residents

252 out of 252.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

81.3%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

Residents aged 16 and over

196 out of 241.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

28.2%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

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

40 out of 142.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

4.2%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

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

6 out of 142.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

5.8%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

Residents aged 16 and over

14 out of 241.

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Homes rented privately

76%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

All households

109 out of 143.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Billingsgate ward

Show the workings

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

All households

2 out of 143.

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Crime and safety

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

177 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 161 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Billingsgate 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; 7 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 · Billingsgate
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 2024142
November 2024220
December 2024130
January 202590
February 202580
March 2025161
April 202590
May 2025121
June 2025160
July 2025120
August 2025190
September 2025111
October 2025150
November 2025140
December 2025270
January 2026130
February 2026150
March 2026250
April 2026140
May 2026100
June 2026110
July 2026150
August 202670
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Billingsgate
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime72
other theft47
theft from the person20
burglary13
public order7
drugs5
criminal damage arson3
robbery3
bicycle theft3
possession of weapons2
other crime1
vehicle crime1
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.

Publication history: City of London Police: Crime data not provided for June 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: City of London Police: Crime data refresh for June 2025.

Publication history: City of London Police: Crime data not provided for September 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: City of London Police: Crime data refresh for September 2025.

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 →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →