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Bromsgrove Central · Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove Central: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 28.8% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (5.9 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 privately: 15% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (4 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 14.5% here, compared with 15.7% across Bromsgrove (1.2 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.8%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

989 out of 3,434.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.4%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

184 out of 3,437.

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People counted in the census

3,436

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,436 out of 3,436.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

36.5%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,032 out of 2,828.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.2%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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

693 out of 1,501.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.5%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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

203 out of 1,501.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

48.1%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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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

1,362 out of 2,829.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

49.1%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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

1,389 out of 2,829.

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

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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

83 out of 2,829.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

409 out of 2,828.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

220 out of 1,502.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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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

952 out of 2,829.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

166 out of 1,502.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Bromsgrove Central

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

78 out of 2,829.

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Crime and safety

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

164 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 187 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bromsgrove Central 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; 18 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 · Bromsgrove Central
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024173
October 2024173
November 2024100
December 2024110
January 2025152
February 2025160
March 2025142
April 2025222
May 2025180
June 2025123
July 2025171
August 2025181
September 2025172
October 2025141
November 202571
December 2025101
January 2026180
February 2026130
March 2026123
April 2026120
May 2026100
June 2026171
July 2026163
August 2026181
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bromsgrove Central
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime91
other theft21
public order14
burglary9
vehicle crime8
drugs7
criminal damage arson4
other crime3
bicycle theft2
theft from the person2
shoplifting1
robbery1
possession of weapons1
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 →