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Blackmill · Bridgend

Blackmill: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 32.4% here, compared with 21.8% across Bridgend (10.6 percentage points higher).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 32% here, compared with 21.8% across Bridgend (10.2 percentage points higher).

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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 20.5% here, compared with 30% across Bridgend (9.5 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

20.3%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

509 out of 2,509.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

11.3%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

283 out of 2,509.

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People counted in the census

2,508

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,508 out of 2,508.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

20.5%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

415 out of 2,026.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

60.3%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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

616 out of 1,022.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

32%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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

327 out of 1,022.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.8%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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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

988 out of 2,025.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

48.3%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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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

978 out of 2,025.

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

11.5%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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

233 out of 2,025.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

32.4%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

656 out of 2,026.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

157 out of 1,023.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

23.5%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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

475 out of 2,025.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

21%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

213 out of 1,023.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Blackmill

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

59 out of 2,025.

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Crime and safety

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

155 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

Blackmill 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: 13 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 · Blackmill
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024130
October 2024130
November 2024120
December 2024121
January 2025152
February 2025190
March 2025102
April 2025173
May 2025113
June 2025153
July 2025113
August 2025131
September 202591
October 202592
November 2025151
December 2025200
January 2026122
February 2026131
March 2026110
April 2026101
May 2026134
June 2026110
July 2026151
August 2026172
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Blackmill
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime122
public order8
other crime7
criminal damage arson6
burglary3
vehicle crime3
drugs3
other theft2
bicycle theft1
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 Bridgend →