Local help →Challney · Luton
Challney electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
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.
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 →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.
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 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.
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 →People aged 65 or over
9.1%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
1,473 out of 16,183.
Source and method →People reporting bad or very bad health
4.7%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised
755 out of 16,191.
Source and method →People counted in the census
16,18321 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All usual residents
16,183 out of 16,183.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent
30.3%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
3,541 out of 11,701.
Source and method →Households facing at least one measured disadvantage
59.1%21 March 2021 · Challney
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
2,872 out of 4,857.
Source and method →Households facing two or more measured disadvantages
22.4%21 March 2021 · Challney
The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,088 out of 4,857.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market
40.1%21 March 2021 · Challney
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
4,696 out of 11,704.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ in work
54.7%21 March 2021 · Challney
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
6,407 out of 11,704.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
4.1%21 March 2021 · Challney
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
483 out of 11,704.
Source and method →People aged 16+ with no qualifications
23.9%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
Residents aged 16 and over
2,791 out of 11,701.
Source and method →Homes rented privately
27%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
1,304 out of 4,839.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ retired
10.9%21 March 2021 · Challney
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
1,276 out of 11,704.
Source and method →Homes rented from a council or housing association
14%21 March 2021 · Challney
Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup
All households
677 out of 4,839.
Source and method →Residents aged 16+ unemployed
5.1%21 March 2021 · Challney
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
601 out of 11,704.
Source and method →Police-recorded locations for Challney ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 897 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
Challney 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: 68 mapped crimes in September 2024; 68 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
The line joins consecutive published observations.
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| Month | Mapped crime | Anti-social behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 68 | 11 |
| October 2024 | 75 | 7 |
| November 2024 | 70 | 12 |
| December 2024 | 82 | 5 |
| January 2025 | 66 | 11 |
| February 2025 | 60 | 9 |
| March 2025 | 80 | 9 |
| April 2025 | 66 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 78 | 17 |
| June 2025 | 81 | 20 |
| July 2025 | 75 | 12 |
| August 2025 | 96 | 16 |
| September 2025 | 80 | 5 |
| October 2025 | 66 | 7 |
| November 2025 | 85 | 7 |
| December 2025 | 70 | 9 |
| January 2026 | 62 | 8 |
| February 2026 | 61 | 9 |
| March 2026 | 69 | 8 |
| April 2026 | 70 | 10 |
| May 2026 | 87 | 13 |
| June 2026 | 67 | 14 |
| July 2026 | 78 | 21 |
| August 2026 | 68 | 15 |
| Category | Mapped crimes |
|---|---|
| violent crime | 439 |
| vehicle crime | 89 |
| criminal damage arson | 84 |
| other theft | 62 |
| public order | 58 |
| drugs | 35 |
| other crime | 33 |
| burglary | 23 |
| possession of weapons | 16 |
| shoplifting | 11 |
| robbery | 11 |
| theft from the person | 2 |
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 →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 →
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