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Swinley Forest · Bracknell Forest

Swinley Forest: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 6% here, compared with 16% across Bracknell Forest (9.3 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: 25% here, compared with 16% across Bracknell Forest (9.1 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 39.8% here, compared with 35.6% across Bracknell Forest (4.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

12.3%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

All usual residents

732 out of 5,956.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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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

160 out of 5,957.

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People counted in the census

5,962

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

All usual residents

5,962 out of 5,962.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.8%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,972 out of 4,959.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.7%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

1,003 out of 2,659.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.6%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

229 out of 2,659.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

24.7%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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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

1,222 out of 4,943.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

72.4%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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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

3,577 out of 4,943.

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

1.4%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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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

67 out of 4,943.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.3%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

Residents aged 16 and over

463 out of 4,959.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

All households

659 out of 2,657.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

15.1%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

748 out of 4,943.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

All households

171 out of 2,657.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Swinley Forest

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

144 out of 4,943.

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Crime and safety

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

270 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 245 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Swinley Forest 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; 34 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 · Swinley Forest
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024111
October 2024215
November 2024171
December 2024143
January 2025130
February 2025142
March 2025404
April 2025172
May 2025275
June 2025221
July 2025199
August 2025302
September 2025184
October 2025171
November 2025213
December 2025182
January 2026130
February 2026142
March 2026222
April 202683
May 2026354
June 2026304
July 2026405
August 2026343
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Swinley Forest
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime101
shoplifting53
criminal damage arson27
other theft24
public order22
vehicle crime18
burglary7
drugs6
other crime5
bicycle theft5
robbery2
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 Bracknell Forest →