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Sidemoor · Bromsgrove

Sidemoor: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 25% here, compared with 11% across Bromsgrove (14.3 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: 26.4% here, compared with 36.6% across Bromsgrove (10.2 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: 22.5% here, compared with 13.2% across Bromsgrove (9.2 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

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

981 out of 4,355.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

6%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

263 out of 4,355.

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People counted in the census

4,355

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,355 out of 4,355.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

940 out of 3,554.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

56.7%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

1,108 out of 1,954.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

22.5%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

439 out of 1,954.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

40.5%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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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

1,441 out of 3,556.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.5%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

2,008 out of 3,556.

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

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

163 out of 3,556.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

22.3%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

794 out of 3,554.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

209 out of 1,955.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

25.8%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

919 out of 3,556.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

25%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

488 out of 1,955.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3%

21 March 2021 · Sidemoor

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

107 out of 3,556.

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Crime and safety

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

244 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 260 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Sidemoor 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: 10 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 · Sidemoor
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024104
October 2024165
November 2024271
December 2024213
January 2025151
February 2025185
March 2025176
April 2025214
May 2025242
June 2025327
July 2025245
August 2025352
September 2025133
October 2025263
November 2025272
December 2025211
January 2026253
February 2026141
March 2026283
April 2026180
May 2026150
June 2026151
July 2026246
August 2026182
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Sidemoor
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime113
shoplifting43
public order31
criminal damage arson21
other theft8
burglary6
vehicle crime6
other crime5
drugs4
possession of weapons4
theft from the person2
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 →