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Tolworth · Kingston upon Thames

Tolworth: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 27% across Kingston upon Thames (4.9 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47.3% here, compared with 51.4% across Kingston upon Thames (4.1 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: 14.1% here, compared with 11.9% across Kingston upon Thames (2.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,382 out of 11,188.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

382 out of 11,188.

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People counted in the census

11,188

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

11,188 out of 11,188.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.3%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

4,127 out of 8,726.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.5%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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

1,903 out of 4,187.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

14.4%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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

604 out of 4,187.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

30.6%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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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

2,676 out of 8,751.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.7%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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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

5,752 out of 8,751.

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

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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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

198 out of 8,751.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.1%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,233 out of 8,726.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

937 out of 4,185.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

14.2%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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

1,240 out of 8,751.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

470 out of 4,185.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.7%

21 March 2021 · Tolworth

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

323 out of 8,751.

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Crime and safety

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

860 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 731 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Tolworth 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: 52 mapped crimes in September 2024; 75 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 · Tolworth
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 20245221
October 20244411
November 20245325
December 20244213
January 20256321
February 20256423
March 20255411
April 20257622
May 20256321
June 20257425
July 20258418
August 20256225
September 20256217
October 20259619
November 20257714
December 20258912
January 20267213
February 20265519
March 20268020
April 20266522
May 20266626
June 20265323
July 20267029
August 20267519
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Tolworth
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime426
vehicle crime109
public order75
shoplifting59
other theft57
criminal damage arson34
burglary32
drugs29
robbery14
theft from the person8
possession of weapons6
bicycle theft6
other crime5
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.

Police data and method →

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 Kingston upon Thames →