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Avoncroft · Bromsgrove

Avoncroft: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 16.7% here, compared with 15.7% across Bromsgrove (1.1 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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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.6% here, compared with 36.6% across Bromsgrove (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 65 or over: 23.4% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (0.5 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.4%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

795 out of 3,396.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

156 out of 3,395.

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People counted in the census

3,396

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,396 out of 3,396.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.6%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,011 out of 2,836.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.5%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

670 out of 1,473.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.8%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

189 out of 1,473.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.7%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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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

1,040 out of 2,833.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.3%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

1,736 out of 2,833.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

80 out of 2,833.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.7%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

475 out of 2,836.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

161 out of 1,473.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.3%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

744 out of 2,833.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

159 out of 1,473.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Avoncroft

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

57 out of 2,833.

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Crime and safety

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

142 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 123 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Avoncroft 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: 6 mapped crimes in September 2024; 12 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 · Avoncroft
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202465
October 2024100
November 2024140
December 202482
January 2025131
February 202582
March 2025152
April 202562
May 2025143
June 2025114
July 202582
August 2025103
September 2025160
October 202582
November 2025112
December 2025124
January 2026102
February 2026113
March 2026163
April 202690
May 2026140
June 202674
July 2026161
August 2026124
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Avoncroft
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime80
vehicle crime15
burglary12
other theft12
criminal damage arson6
public order6
drugs4
other crime4
theft from the person1
robbery1
shoplifting1
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 Bromsgrove →