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Castle Baynard: your area

Castle Baynard 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: 68% here, compared with 48% across City of London (19.7 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: 8% here, compared with 15% across City of London (6.6 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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A proposed response →

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 1.9% here, compared with 6.6% across City of London (4.7 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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A proposed response →

The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

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

All usual residents

38 out of 332.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard 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 332.

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People counted in the census

333

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

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

All usual residents

333 out of 333.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

77.7%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

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

Residents aged 16 and over

251 out of 323.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard 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

70 out of 207.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

5.3%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard 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

11 out of 207.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

Show the workings

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

Residents aged 16 and over

6 out of 323.

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Homes rented privately

68%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

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

All households

140 out of 206.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Castle Baynard ward

Show the workings

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

All households

17 out of 206.

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Crime and safety

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

609 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 605 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Castle Baynard 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: 43 mapped crimes in September 2024; 69 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 · Castle Baynard
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024430
October 2024531
November 2024510
December 2024280
January 2025470
February 2025511
March 2025473
April 2025522
May 2025540
June 2025641
July 2025540
August 2025610
September 2025642
October 2025472
November 2025470
December 2025460
January 2026362
February 2026682
March 2026521
April 2026513
May 2026401
June 2026484
July 2026411
August 2026691
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Castle Baynard
CategoryMapped crimes
theft from the person154
other theft140
violent crime93
public order48
burglary38
shoplifting37
drugs32
robbery25
bicycle theft19
criminal damage arson13
other crime5
vehicle crime4
possession of weapons1
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 →