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Barnt Green & Hopwood · Bromsgrove

Barnt Green & Hopwood: your neighbourhood

Barnt Green & Hopwood electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47.6% here, compared with 36.6% across Bromsgrove (10.9 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: 30% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (7.1 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: 4% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (6.3 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

30%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

898 out of 2,990.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.6%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

168 out of 2,990.

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People counted in the census

2,988

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,988 out of 2,988.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.6%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,199 out of 2,521.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.7%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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

516 out of 1,236.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.2%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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 1,236.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

45.5%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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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

1,144 out of 2,514.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.6%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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

1,322 out of 2,514.

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

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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

52 out of 2,514.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.2%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

359 out of 2,521.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

144 out of 1,235.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.6%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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

871 out of 2,514.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

54 out of 1,235.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Barnt Green & Hopwood

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

48 out of 2,514.

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Crime and safety

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

218 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 178 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Barnt Green & Hopwood 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: 16 mapped crimes in September 2024; 28 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 · Barnt Green & Hopwood
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024162
October 2024163
November 2024154
December 2024113
January 2025321
February 2025110
March 202590
April 202591
May 2025152
June 2025124
July 2025215
August 2025113
September 2025130
October 2025180
November 202592
December 2025132
January 2026115
February 2026130
March 2026232
April 2026200
May 2026290
June 2026164
July 2026254
August 2026282
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Barnt Green & Hopwood
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime58
other theft45
vehicle crime27
burglary20
shoplifting20
criminal damage arson18
public order14
drugs8
possession of weapons3
theft from the person2
robbery2
bicycle theft1
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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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 →