Bucks has a lower unemployment rate than the national average and there are fewer instances of violent crime in Bucks compared to England as a whole
Those are some of the headlines from what’s being seen as the ‘most detailed’ look at life in Bucks in 20 years
From life expectancy, to employment, arts and culture and the environment, this report covers so much of life in Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire Uncovered looks at the current state of the county by area of impact.
Some of the big findings
- Residents in Bucks live longer compared to the national average
- Sickness absence for Bucks is above the national average, with the highest rate in Wycombe
- 64% of adults in Aylesbury Vale are overweight or obese
- Bucks residents attend more arts events, festivals and performances than the national
average - In the High Wycombe and Aylesbury creative communities, nearly 15,000 people are
employed in creative industries - Bucks has a lower unemployment rate than the national average
- Across the county, women are claiming less in out of work benefits than men
- Male Key Stage 2 pupils are achieving below the England average in writing
- There are fewer instances of violent crime in Bucks compared to England as a whole
- South Bucks is the third-worst performing district nationally in terms of equality measurements
- Aylesbury Central ward has over twice the number of violent crimes, sexual assaults and
drug crimes than the national average - Buckinghamshire as a whole has a lower rate of child poverty than the national average
- In 2019, Chiltern ranked as the third least deprived local authority in England
- Aylesbury Vale experiences the most deprivation of the four districts in Bucks
- A reduction in CO2 emissions was recorded between 2010 and 2017 in all four Bucks local authorities
- 56.5% of all household waste in Buckinghamshire was recycled in 2017/18
- Air quality is best in Aylesbury Vale
The data for this report was collected in mid to late 2019, providing an invaluable snapshot of the county just before the coronavirus pandemic and a vital point of reference to measure the changes that this unprecedented time has brought about.
