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Colville · Kensington and Chelsea

Colville: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 48% here, compared with 28% across Kensington and Chelsea (20.3 percentage points higher).

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: 29% here, compared with 40% across Kensington and Chelsea (10.6 percentage points lower).

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 23.7% here, compared with 17.1% across Kensington and Chelsea (6.6 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

15.1%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,296 out of 8,570.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.7%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

576 out of 8,574.

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People counted in the census

8,574

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

8,574 out of 8,574.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

54.9%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,103 out of 7,479.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

54.7%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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

2,378 out of 4,345.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

23.7%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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

1,030 out of 4,345.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

35%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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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

2,621 out of 7,481.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.8%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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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

4,471 out of 7,481.

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

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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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

379 out of 7,481.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,006 out of 7,479.

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Homes rented privately

29%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,261 out of 4,348.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

13.4%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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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

1,003 out of 7,481.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

48%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,082 out of 4,348.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Colville

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

389 out of 7,481.

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Crime and safety

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

1,700 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 2,036 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Colville 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: 160 mapped crimes in September 2024; 313 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 · Colville
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202416044
October 202415729
November 202414531
December 202413528
January 202510229
February 202514633
March 202514948
April 202513034
May 202514038
June 202511839
July 202513340
August 202552144
September 202510836
October 202516234
November 202513424
December 202513614
January 202612027
February 202610428
March 202611937
April 202611343
May 202613446
June 202612531
July 202613262
August 202631364
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Colville
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime418
shoplifting240
other theft217
drugs188
theft from the person180
vehicle crime120
public order103
burglary82
criminal damage arson60
robbery40
bicycle theft31
possession of weapons13
other crime8
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.

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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 Kensington and Chelsea →