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Charford · Bromsgrove

Charford: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 44% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (33.1 percentage points higher).

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 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 21.1% here, compared with 36.6% across Bromsgrove (15.5 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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 27.5% here, compared with 13.2% across Bromsgrove (14.3 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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

17.5%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

598 out of 3,419.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

7.8%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

265 out of 3,419.

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People counted in the census

3,419

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,419 out of 3,419.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

21.1%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

562 out of 2,664.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

63%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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

945 out of 1,499.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

27.5%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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

412 out of 1,499.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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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

1,066 out of 2,663.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.4%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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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

1,475 out of 2,663.

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

6.1%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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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

163 out of 2,663.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.7%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

606 out of 2,664.

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Homes rented privately

10%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

156 out of 1,500.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

20.4%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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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

542 out of 2,663.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

44%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

657 out of 1,500.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Charford

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

122 out of 2,663.

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Crime and safety

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

309 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 325 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Charford 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: 33 mapped crimes in September 2024; 23 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 · Charford
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024339
October 2024283
November 2024285
December 2024253
January 2025206
February 2025243
March 2025335
April 2025233
May 2025375
June 2025184
July 2025374
August 2025194
September 2025153
October 2025227
November 2025172
December 2025261
January 2026293
February 2026202
March 2026355
April 2026350
May 2026350
June 2026281
July 2026242
August 2026233
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Charford
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime145
shoplifting41
public order37
criminal damage arson21
other theft20
burglary10
vehicle crime9
other crime8
drugs8
possession of weapons4
bicycle theft3
robbery2
theft from the person1
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 →