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Norton · Bromsgrove

Norton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 65 or over: 17.4% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (5.5 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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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 11.8% here, compared with 15.7% across Bromsgrove (3.9 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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Homes rented privately: 7% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (3.6 percentage points lower).

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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Norton

Show the workings

Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

649 out of 3,722.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

126 out of 3,722.

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People counted in the census

3,722

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,722 out of 3,722.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

39.1%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,146 out of 2,930.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

40%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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

600 out of 1,499.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.3%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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

184 out of 1,499.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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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

977 out of 2,928.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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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

1,875 out of 2,928.

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

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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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

81 out of 2,928.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

345 out of 2,930.

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Homes rented privately

7%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

106 out of 1,502.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

22.2%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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

651 out of 2,928.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

12%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

178 out of 1,502.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.6%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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

76 out of 2,928.

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Crime and safety

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

101 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 109 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Norton 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: 13 mapped crimes in September 2024; 16 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 · Norton
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024130
October 202460
November 202470
December 202461
January 2025122
February 202550
March 202541
April 2025102
May 2025154
June 202571
July 202593
August 2025150
September 2025153
October 2025102
November 202530
December 2025101
January 202650
February 202650
March 2026112
April 202680
May 202620
June 202671
July 202690
August 2026162
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Norton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime52
other theft11
vehicle crime9
burglary9
criminal damage arson6
public order5
other crime3
drugs3
shoplifting2
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.

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 →