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Cantref · Monmouthshire

Cantref: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 50.5% here, compared with 39.4% across Monmouthshire (11.2 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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People aged 65 or over: 35.5% here, compared with 25.9% across Monmouthshire (9.7 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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: 7% here, compared with 14% across Monmouthshire (7.2 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

35.5%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

799 out of 2,249.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6.5%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

146 out of 2,248.

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People counted in the census

2,249

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,249 out of 2,249.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

50.5%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

987 out of 1,953.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.2%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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

465 out of 1,029.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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

139 out of 1,029.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

52.3%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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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

1,025 out of 1,958.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

46%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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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

900 out of 1,958.

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

4.5%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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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

88 out of 1,958.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.6%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

266 out of 1,953.

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Homes rented privately

14%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

139 out of 1,029.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

38.1%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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

746 out of 1,958.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

70 out of 1,029.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Cantref

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

33 out of 1,958.

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Crime and safety

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

88 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 78 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Cantref 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: 4 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 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 · Cantref
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202442
October 202491
November 202484
December 202473
January 202532
February 2025107
March 2025112
April 202552
May 202582
June 202541
July 202541
August 202555
September 202580
October 202543
November 202562
December 202562
January 202673
February 202661
March 202641
April 2026103
May 2026123
June 202694
July 202676
August 202692
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Cantref
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime36
criminal damage arson19
public order13
burglary8
vehicle crime6
other theft4
drugs1
robbery1
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.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for September 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for October 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for November 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for December 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for January 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for February 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for March 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

Publication history: Gwent Police: Crime data not provided for April 2026. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Gwent Police: Crime data refresh from September 2025 to April 2026.

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 Monmouthshire →