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Belah: your area

Belah ward · Cumberland. Every figure carries its own date.

Boundary: May 2026. Census and crime records have different dates and purposes.

What makes this ward different?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 17% across Cumberland (9.2 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 14.1% here, compared with 18.2% across Cumberland (4.1 percentage points lower).

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: 31.4% here, compared with 27.6% across Cumberland (3.8 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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The people and homes here

People aged 65 or over

24.9%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,659 out of 6,655.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.2%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

347 out of 6,658.

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People counted in the census

6,656

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

6,656 out of 6,656.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.4%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,752 out of 5,582.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.1%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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

1,481 out of 3,077.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

433 out of 3,077.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.8%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

993 out of 5,582.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

439 out of 3,076.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Belah ward

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

231 out of 3,076.

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Crime and safety

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

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Belah 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: 35 mapped crimes in September 2024; 31 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 · Belah
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024353
October 2024303
November 2024320
December 2024231
January 2025290
February 2025223
March 2025392
April 2025241
May 2025421
June 2025304
July 2025272
August 2025254
September 2025343
October 2025392
November 2025341
December 2025420
January 2026401
February 2026393
March 2026242
April 2026371
May 2026361
June 2026420
July 2026372
August 2026311
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for March 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for April 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for May 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for August 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. No explicit later refresh identified in the checked changelog.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for September 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh for September 2025.

Previous crime-publication gaps are not explicitly resolved in the checked changelog for 2025-08. Published rows are retained, but completeness and year-on-year changes are not established.

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 →

Plans affecting this area

No project footprint has been verified for this ward. See the wider local plans; a nearby site does not automatically mean the whole ward benefits.

The proposed local response →