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Rubery North · Bromsgrove

Rubery North: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 27.3% here, compared with 36.6% across Bromsgrove (9.3 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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (7 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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People aged 65 or over: 21.5% here, compared with 22.9% across Bromsgrove (1.4 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

666 out of 3,093.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.9%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

122 out of 3,095.

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People counted in the census

3,095

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,095 out of 3,095.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

27.3%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

697 out of 2,553.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

49.4%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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

637 out of 1,289.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.7%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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

164 out of 1,289.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

37.8%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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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

967 out of 2,557.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.4%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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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

1,518 out of 2,557.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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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

50 out of 2,557.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.1%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

411 out of 2,553.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

120 out of 1,292.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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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

692 out of 2,557.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

48 out of 1,292.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Rubery North

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

72 out of 2,557.

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Crime and safety

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

81 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 87 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rubery North 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: 8 mapped crimes in September 2024; 4 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 · Rubery North
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202485
October 202441
November 202471
December 202430
January 202552
February 202580
March 2025114
April 202563
May 202574
June 202582
July 2025132
August 202573
September 202552
October 202567
November 202574
December 202591
January 202661
February 202671
March 202688
April 202630
May 2026140
June 202644
July 202685
August 202642
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rubery North
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime41
other theft8
criminal damage arson8
public order7
vehicle crime7
other crime6
drugs2
possession of weapons1
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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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 →