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Aston Fields · Bromsgrove

Aston Fields: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 19% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (8.3 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (5.2 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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People aged 65 or over: 18.4% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (4.5 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

18.4%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

648 out of 3,514.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

107 out of 3,513.

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People counted in the census

3,513

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,513 out of 3,513.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

38.2%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,087 out of 2,847.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.6%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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

607 out of 1,534.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.6%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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

148 out of 1,534.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.4%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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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

894 out of 2,845.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

65.9%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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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

1,876 out of 2,845.

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

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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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

51 out of 2,845.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

352 out of 2,847.

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Homes rented privately

19%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

290 out of 1,535.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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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

639 out of 2,845.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

84 out of 1,535.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Aston Fields

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

75 out of 2,845.

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Crime and safety

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

175 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 164 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Aston Fields 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: 17 mapped crimes in September 2024; 19 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 · Aston Fields
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024173
October 2024164
November 202490
December 2024132
January 2025152
February 2025102
March 202592
April 2025167
May 202561
June 2025193
July 2025191
August 2025153
September 2025181
October 2025121
November 2025244
December 202564
January 2026184
February 202663
March 202663
April 2026170
May 2026160
June 2026205
July 2026133
August 2026194
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Aston Fields
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime88
burglary20
public order14
criminal damage arson13
vehicle crime9
shoplifting8
other theft5
other crime5
possession of weapons4
drugs3
bicycle theft2
robbery2
theft from the person2
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 Bromsgrove →