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Upton · Slough

Upton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 49.3% here, compared with 34.8% across Slough (14.4 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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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 31% across Slough (8.5 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 11% here, compared with 20% across Slough (8.5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

14.6%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

All usual residents

1,077 out of 7,392.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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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

211 out of 7,379.

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People counted in the census

7,381

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

All usual residents

7,381 out of 7,381.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

49.3%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

Residents aged 16 and over

2,763 out of 5,610.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

1,070 out of 2,278.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

321 out of 2,278.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

34.7%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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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

1,941 out of 5,599.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.1%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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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

3,420 out of 5,599.

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

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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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

104 out of 5,599.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.8%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

Residents aged 16 and over

829 out of 5,610.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

All households

506 out of 2,284.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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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

946 out of 5,599.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

All households

254 out of 2,284.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Upton

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

238 out of 5,599.

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Crime and safety

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

536 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 533 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upton 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: 38 mapped crimes in September 2024; 52 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 · Upton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024387
October 2024454
November 2024298
December 2024394
January 2025387
February 2025602
March 2025645
April 2025408
May 20254111
June 2025480
July 2025555
August 2025366
September 2025515
October 2025447
November 2025430
December 2025362
January 2026383
February 2026362
March 2026406
April 2026506
May 2026408
June 2026604
July 2026468
August 2026529
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime223
vehicle crime60
public order48
shoplifting47
other theft33
criminal damage arson32
drugs30
burglary25
other crime12
possession of weapons9
bicycle theft6
theft from the person6
robbery5
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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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 Slough →