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Wembley Central · Brent

Wembley Central: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 30.3% here, compared with 40% across Brent (9.7 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 30.1% here, compared with 21.7% across Brent (8.3 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 24% across Brent (6.5 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

10.6%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,905 out of 17,925.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

680 out of 17,925.

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People counted in the census

17,925

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

17,925 out of 17,925.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

30.3%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,413 out of 14,551.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

68.2%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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

3,365 out of 4,932.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

28.1%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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

1,386 out of 4,932.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.5%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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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

5,307 out of 14,545.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

58.6%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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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

8,530 out of 14,545.

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

3.2%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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

464 out of 14,545.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

30.1%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,375 out of 14,551.

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Homes rented privately

41%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,026 out of 4,932.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

10.8%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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

1,575 out of 14,545.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

838 out of 4,932.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.9%

21 March 2021 · Wembley Central

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

708 out of 14,545.

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Crime and safety

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

1,647 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,626 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Wembley Central 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: 113 mapped crimes in September 2024; 112 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 · Wembley Central
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202411341
October 202413337
November 202412939
December 202414736
January 202510527
February 202510136
March 202514337
April 202513534
May 202515836
June 202513936
July 202517741
August 202514633
September 202514827
October 202517733
November 202514921
December 202512520
January 202611622
February 202612823
March 202613734
April 202614337
May 202611628
June 202615642
July 202614032
August 202611231
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Wembley Central
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime615
theft from the person200
public order171
other theft137
drugs125
robbery96
vehicle crime85
criminal damage arson80
shoplifting46
burglary44
other crime26
possession of weapons15
bicycle theft7
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 Brent →