Area Partnership Profile
Area 3:
North Walsall
March 2015
Version 1.2
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Profile Structure
1. Geography, Demographics, Deprivation &
Social Segmentation
2. Economy & Employment
3. Education & Young People
4. Health & Wellbeing
5. Crime & Community Safety
Annex A: Guidance notes, useful links and
acknowledgements (Includes help with interpreting charts
that reference confidence intervals)
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1 Geography, Demographics, Deprivation &
Social Segmentation
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Key Issues
• Relatively young population profile, with a lower than borough
average proportion of over 50s
• Lower than borough average levels of ethnic diversity
• Life expectancy levels that are below the Walsall average
• High proportion of socially rented housing and low owner
occupation
• Above average proportion of lone parents and older people (65+)
living alone
• Majority of residents experiencing extreme multiple deprivation,
with many neighbourhoods amongst the worst in England
• Higher than average proportions of more deprived social groups,
including low income families and elderly people reliant on state
support
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Geography
Wards and Community Areas
• Covers 16.01 sq km (1,601 ha)
• Makes up 15.4% of the area of
Walsall borough
• Population density of 34 people
per hectare (higher than
borough average of 26)
Source: Ordnance Survey; ONS, Mid-2013 Population Estimates
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Population Structure
90+
• Total Population: 54,900
• Younger age profile than
borough overall
• More young children in
particular
• Fewer older working age,
and older people aged 55+
85 - 89
80 - 84
75 - 79
70 - 74
65 - 69
60 - 64

55- 59
50 - 54
45 - 49
40 - 44

35 - 39
30 - 34
25 - 29
20 - 24
15 - 19
10 - 14
5-9
0-4
Source: ONS, Mid-2013 Population Estimates
Children (0-15)
Working age (16-64)
Older people (65+)
Walsall
20.9
Area 3
23.1
0%
61.5
17.6
61.0
20%
40%
15.9
60%
80%
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100%
Ethnicity
White Other; 1.2
Mixed; 2.5
White British;
85.8
M inority Ethnic;
14.2
Asian; 7.0
Black; 2.4
Other; 0.3
Source: ONS, 2011 Census
• Pakistani: 4.1%
• Mixed White/Black
Caribbean: 1.6%
• White Other (not Irish or
Gypsy/Traveller): 1.6%
• Indian: 1.4%
• AP has below borough
average proportion of
minority ethnic residents
(Walsall av. 23.1%)
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Female Life Expectancy
• Average life
expectancy (LE) for
females in Walsall is
82.7 years
• All wards within
Walsall North have
significantly lower LE
for females than the
borough average, with
the exception of
Bloxwich West (83.2
yrs)
Source: PHMF 2007-11, Life Expectancy Tool
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Male Life Expectancy
• Average life
expectancy (LE) for
males in Walsall is
77.8 years
• All wards within
Walsall North have
significantly lower
male LE than the
borough average.
Source: PHMF 2007-11, Life Expectancy Tool
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Household Composition
• 21,871 households (with at least 1 usual resident)
• Increase of 3.7% since 2001 (Walsall av. 6.0%)
• Average household size: 2.5 (Walsall av. 2.5)
Household Composition
Total
AP %
Walsall %
E&W %
Family: Couple
9,034
41.3
43.4
43.0
Family : Lone parent
3,197
14.6
12.0
10.6
One person: Below 65
3,772
17.2
15.7
17.8
One person: Over 65
2,865
13.1
12.8
12.4
Other household types
3,003
13.7
16.1
16.1
• Above average proportion of lone parents and older people
(65+) living alone
Source: ONS, Census 2011
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Housing Tenure
• Very high proportion of socially rented properties
• Low level of owner occupation
Tenure
Total
AP %
Walsall %
E&W %
Owned outright
4,840
22.1
31.1
30.8
Owned mortgage
5,745
26.3
31.9
33.5
Socially rented
8,270
37.8
24.1
17.6
Privately rented
2,670
12.2
11.7
16.7
346
1.6
1.3
1.4
Living rent-free
48.4
Owned
37.8
Social rented
12.2
Private rented
• 7.5% of households ‘overcrowded’* (Walsall av. 6.5%)
• 3.3% of households without central heating (Walsall av. 2.8%)
Source: ONS, Census 2011
*ONS measure – based on (room) occupancy rating of -1 or less
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Deprivation
• Majority of n’hoods suffer
from severe multiple
deprivation – among most
deprived in England and the
highest concentration of
deprivation in the borough.
• Exception is Turnberry – least
10% deprived in England
Source: DCLG, Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2010
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Deprivation
• Residents in AP3 are relatively
much more deprived than
national and borough average.
• 4 in 5 residents (80%) experience
levels of severe multiple
deprivation (in the worst 20% in
country) – compared with 44%
across Walsall overall.
• Despite this, 6% of residents in
live in neighbourhoods with are
amongst the least deprived in
England.
Percentage of resid ents in ea ch IMD quintile
12
6
6
10
8
13
21
80
44
Walsall
1st
2nd
Area 3
3rd
4th
5th
Source: DCLG, Index of Multiple Deprivation, 2010
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Social Segmentation
The largest group of households (30.19%) are classified as group M – Family Basics:
‘Families with limited resources who have to budget to make ends meet’
Key Features
• Families with children
• Aged 25-40
• Limited resources
• Some own low cost
homes
• Some rent from social
landlords
• Squeezed budgets
Source: Experian, Mosaic Public Sector 2014
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2 Economy and Employment
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Key Issues
• Low number of workplaces, below borough and national
average density.
• Construction sector important locally.
• Much lower level of economically active adults than Walsall
average, with especially low numbers in employment: 1 in 3
women and 1 in 5 men are economically inactive (i.e. out of
the labour market altogether).
• Much higher than borough and national average levels of
out‐of‐work benefit dependency.
• Levels of adult basic skills (literacy, numeracy and ICT) below
borough average, and a high number of adults with no formal
qualifications.
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Businesses
4%
19%
1,095
workplaces*
76%
• 94% of workplaces are private
sector / 6% public sector.
• The Area has a much lower
density of businesses per resident
than the borough and national
average.
Area 3
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Micro (0 to 9)
Small (10 to 49)
Medium (50 to 249)
Large (250+)
0
Businesses per 1,000 residents
Walsall
46
80
England
68
Source: ONS, BRES 2014
*A workplace is a ‘local unit’: an individual site (for example a factory or shop) associated with an enterprise.
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3.2
2.7
2.7
Motor trades
Information & communication
Property
6.4
Arts, entertainment, recreation
5.9
6.8
Transport & storage
Accommodation & food srvs
6.8
Professional, scientific & technical
5.9
8.7
Health
Wholesale
11.9
Manufacturing
5.9
13.2
Retail
Business admin & support srvs
13.2
• Homeserve Plc
(Services)
• South Staffordshire Plc
(Utilities)
• S Macneillie & Sons Ltd
(Manufacturing)
Construction
Industrial Sectors
Above average for:
• Construction
(Walsall 11.8%)
Strategically important
companies include:
Source: ONS, BRES 2014
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Economic Activity
% of working age residents (aged 16-64) who are:
Economically Active: 70.5%
63.3%
77.9%
Economically Inactive : 29.5%
36.7%
22.1%
•Retired: 4.3%
•Employed:
•Full time:
•Part time:
•Self-employed:
•Unemployed: 11.3%
59.2%
36.6%
16.0%
6.5%
•Student (inc full time): 5.0%
•Looking after home/family: 8.5%
•Long term sick/disabled: 7.8%
•Other: 3.9%
Source: ONS, Census 2011
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Unemployment and Benefits
19.6%
0.8
3.2
14.1%
0.5
1.9
9.8%
10.0
0.3
1.2
7.4
5.9
5.6
4.2
Area 3
Walsall
2.4
• 1 in 5 adults (6,570) dependent
on an out-of-work benefit.
• Well above borough and
national level of claimants.
• Largest group are those on
employment support
allowance/incapacity benefit:
3,355 people, or 1 in 10 adults.
England
Job seekers
ESA & incapacity benefits
Lone parents
Others on income related benefit
Source: DWP, Working Age Client Group, May 2014
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JSA Claimant Rate
Jobseekers
• JSA claimant count Jan15:
1,425 claimants
12.0
10.0
8.0
• JSA claimant rate: 4.3% of
16-64 yr olds
6.0
(Walsall 3.1%, England 1.9%)
4.0
2.0
0.0
Jan-08
Jan-09
Jan-10
Area 3
Jan-11
Jan-12
Walsall
Jan-13
Jan-14
Jan-15
• Young claimants (18-24):
6.9% (Walsall 5.4%, England 2.9%)
England
Source: ONS, Jobseeker’s Allowance Claimant Count, Jan 2008 – Jan 2015
• Average (median) length
of claims: 23.5 weeks
(Walsall 22.5, England 19.5)
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Basic Skills
• Adult literacy,
numeracy and ICT
skills much lower than
borough average.
• Almost 1 in 4 adults
have literacy skills
below GCSE level.
• Almost 2 in 3 adults
have numeracy skills
below GCSE level.
Literacy
Numeracy
ICT*
Entry Level
(and below)
Level 1
Level 2
(and above)
Area 3
23.6%
34.0%
42.4%
Walsall
19.0%
31.9%
49.1%
Area 3
63.9%
22.5%
13.6%
Walsall
58.0%
25.0%
17.0%
Area 3
41.0%
28.7%
30.3%
Walsall
34.9%
28.1%
37.0%
· Entry Level: Pre-GCSE
· Level 1:
Equivalent to GCSE grades C - G
· Level 2:
Equivalent to GCSE grades A*- C
*Based on Multiple Choice test of ICT knowledge
Source: BIS, Skills for Life Survey 2011
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Qualifications
Area 3
34.2
18.0
17.4
10.8
12.3
2.3
5.0
None
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4 +
A'ship
Other
Walsall
· None:
· Level 1:
· Level 2:
· Level 3:
· Level 4+:
· A’ship:
· Other:
No formal qualifications
1-4 GCSEs or equivalent qualifications
5 GCSEs or equivalent qualifications
2 or more A-levels or equivalent qualifications
Bachelors degree or equivalent, and higher qualifications
Apprenticeship
including foreign qualifications
• Adult qualifications
levels much lower than
borough average.
• Over 1 in 3 working age
residents (approx
11,400 people) have no
formal qualifications.
• Very low proportion
with degree level
qualifications.
Source: ONS, Census 2011
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3 Education and Young People
(Note: See Annex A for guidance on interpreting slides containing confidence intervals)
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Key Issues
• Some improvement in educational attainment, particularly at
Key Stage 4 (GCSE) but attainment levels till well below the
borough average at all stages
• Very high proportion of children living in poverty
• Multiple health issues of concern including:
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•
•
•
•
Infant and perinatal mortality
Prevalence of breastfeeding at 6‐8 weeks
Childhood obesity
Unintentional and deliberate injuries in 0‐5 year olds
Teenage pregnancy
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Perinatal / Infant Mortality
Most community areas within North Walsall AP
have higher rate of infant mortality from 2010 to
2014 in comparison to the Walsall average (7.6)
except Bloxwich, Goscote and Mossley/Dudley
Fields.
Bloxwich, North Blakenall and North Walsall
communities have higher perinatal mortality rates
(babies who are still born or die within 7 days of birth)
than the Walsall average (4.16).
Source: Child Death Overview Panel, 2010-14
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Low Birth Weight
Source: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Care Plus
Birchills/Reedswood (11.7%) and North Walsall (12.4%) community areas
with Area 3 are statistically significantly worse than the Walsall (8.6%) and
national average (7%).
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Breastfeeding
Source: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Care Plus
All communities within Area 3 have lower prevalence of breastfeeding at 6-8
weeks than the Walsall average (31%) except Birchills/Reedswood and
North Walsall.
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Childhood Obesity
Source: National Child Measurement Programme
Across AP 3 the proportion of obesity in Reception (aged 4/5), Year 4 & 6
(aged from 8 to 11) children are statistically significantly higher than the
Walsall average since 2011/12.
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Births to Teenage Mothers 13-17 years
Source: Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, Care Plus
All communities except Birchilill/Reedswood and Leamore in area 3 have higher
percentage of teenager mothers than the Walsall average (1.5%).
Beechdale and Mossley/Dudley Fields communities are statistically significantly higher
than Walsall average.
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Emergency Admissions Unintentional / Deliberate
Injuries in Children 0 to 4 Years
Source: Secondary Uses Service dataset and Public Health Outcome Framework
Beechdale, Bloxwich, Leamore, North Blakenall and North Walsall
community areas in the area 3 have higher emergency admissions than the
Walsall average (32.3).
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4 Health & Wellbeing
(Note: See Annex A for guidance on interpreting slides containing confidence intervals)
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Key Issues
• Multiple health issues of concern including:
•
•
•
•
Trauma related to falls and hip fractures (aged 65 and over)
Respiratory mortality
Prevention & early detection of long term conditions (CHD)
Alcohol admissions
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Admissions to Hospital for Falls Aged 65 Years
Source: Secondary Uses Services (SUS) dataset 2011/12 – 2013/14 and Census 2011 population estimates for Walsall communities.
Caveat: Community estimations were derived by using SUS patient postcode sector and allocating postcode sectors to each community area
with greatest number of postcode sectors.
Most communities within Area 3 have statistically significantly higher rate of
admissions to hospital for falls in people aged 65+ than Walsall average (33.9 per
1,000).
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Residents with identified Carers
Rate of Clients with an identified Carer by Area
Partnership – 01/04/14 – 31/01/15
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
Area 3
Area 5
Area 6
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Willenhall South
Willenhall North
Short Heath
Darlaston South
Bentley & Darlaston North
St Matthew's
Pleck
Palfrey
Paddock
Bloxwich West
Bloxwich East
Blakenall
Birchills Leamore
Streetly
Pheasey Park Farm
Aldridge North & Walsall
Wood
Aldridge Central & South
Rate of Clients with an identified Carer by Ward – 01/04/14
– 31/01/15
Rushall-Shelfield
The charts show the
number of service users 145.0
who have an identified, 135.0
125.0
informal carer per 1,000 115.0
clients resident within the 105.0
Ward or Area. There are 95.0
85.0
differences between
75.0
areas of the borough
which identifies where a
need to support carers
exists.
Area 4
Pelsall
Area 2
Brownhills
Area 1
Hip Fracture Hospital Admissions
Source: Secondary Uses Services (SUS) dataset 2011/12 – 2013/14 and Census 2011 population estimates for Walsall communities.
Caveat: Community estimations were derived by using SUS patient postcode sector and allocating postcode sectors to each community area
with greatest number of postcode sectors.
Most communities (with recorded admissions) within Area 3 had statistically
significantly higher rate of admissions due to hip trauma in people aged 65 and
over than the Walsall average (22.7 per 1,000).
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Dementia Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Most communities within AP 3 are lower than Walsall and national averages except North
Blakenall which is statistically significantly higher.
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Diabetes Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Most community areas have higher estimated prevalence for diabetes than Walsall average
(8.7%), with the exception of Birchills/Reedswood and North Blakenall which is statistically
significantly lower than Walsall average.
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Mental Illness Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Birchills/Reedswood, Bloxwich, North Blakenall and North Walsall communities have higher
estimated prevalence for mental health than Walsall (0.85%) and national average (0.86%).
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Depression Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Mossley/Dudley Fields, North Blakenall and North Walsall are statistically significantly higher
estimated prevalence for Depression than Walsall (7%) and national average (6.5%).
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Learning Disabilities Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
All communities within AP3 except North Blakenall have a higher estimated prevalence for
Learning Disability than Walsall (0.47%) and national average (0.48%).
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Coronary Heart Disease Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Leamore community has a statistically significantly higher estimated prevalence of coronary
heart disease than the Walsall (4.1%) and national average (3.3%).
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Cancer Prevalence
Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework 2013/14 and Public Health Outcome Framework
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
All communities within Area 3 have lower estimated prevalence for cancer than Walsall (2.1%)
and national average (1.91%) except Bloxwich (2.57%).
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% Health Check Uptake 40 to 74 Years
Source: Health Intelligence
Caveat: GP practice location used as estimate for corresponding community and area partnership prevalence rather than patient location.
This indicator is based on Walsall GP aggregated data, there are several communities for which
there will be no data. Neighbouring communities should be used as a guide to the level of uptake
in those empty communities.
Half the communities in this area have a lower than average uptake, however the confidence
intervals are very wide.
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Alcohol Admissions Rate
Source: Secondary Uses Service (SUS) - NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
There is a variety of rates within this area with around half being above the
Walsall average.
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Respiratory Mortality
Source: Open Exeter, 2010-2012 (ICD10 Codes J00 – J99) and Office of national statistics census 2011 community areas estimates
Caveat: All age cancer mortality crude rates with 95% confidence intervals.
All communities within AP3 have higher rate of respiratory mortality compared
with Walsall average (6.6 per 1,000) except Birchills/Reedswood. Bloxwich and
Leamore are statistically significantly higher than walsall average.
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5 Crime & Community Safety
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The Area Partnership is within the North Walsall Police Sector
Geography
It is covered by the following 4 Police Neighbourhoods (which
are coextensive with ward boundaries)
• Birchills-Leamore
• Blakenall
• Bloxwich East
• Bloxwich West
There are three areas in Walsall that have been identified as
priority areas for crime and community safety issues, based on
an analysis of key datasets. These areas have been identified
by a range of local partnership services as they experience a
relatively high number of repeat incidents that create multiple
demands. Whilst short and medium term plans and activity
take place, a longer term partnership wide approach is seen as
necessary to resolve key issues in these areas.
1.
2.
3.
Walsall Town Centre
Bloxwich
Birchills
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Anti-Social Behaviour
Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) incident hotspots, Jan - Dec 14
The map (right) shows hotspots of AntiSocial Behaviour (ASB) incidents within
the Area Partnership. Data includes Police
reported ASB offences 1st January – 31st
December 2014, along with partnership
data from the ASB Unit, Beechdale,
Caldmore Accord, Clean and Green,
Environmental Health, Fire Service,
Trading Standards, Walsall Housing Group
and Watmos.
North Walsall has the second highest
level of ASB incidents across the borough
accounting for 25.7%. Although this AP
has the highest rate of 98.7 ASB incidents
per 1,000 residents compared with 77.5
in Walsall overall.
There are a number of prevalent areas
across the AP but the main hotspot is in
Blakenall Heath.
Source: Walsall Partnership Jan – Dec 14
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Crime Rates
Recorded crimes by type, per 1,000 residents (mid-2013) population, Jan 14 – Dec
14
20
Area 3
Walsall
15
80
Area 3
70
Walsall
60
10
5
50
0
Violent
Crime
40
Assault with Domestic
injury
Burglary
BOB
Robbery
Vehicle
Crime
Criminal
Damage
Crime across the borough has seen a slight increase of 7.6%
comparing Jan13 – Dec13 against the period of Jan14 - Dec14. This
was an increase of 1,205 victims of crime.
30
20
10
0
Total Recorded Crime Anti Social Behaviour
Source: West Midlands Police, 2014
Of the six AP’s, North Walsall has the second highest Total Recorded
Crime with 23% of all offenses in the borough committed here. There
are over 8 more crimes committed per 1,000 residents than in Walsall
overall (70.71 in North Walsall compared to 62.06 in Walsall). The
chart above shows that rates for Violent Crime, Assault with injury,
Domestic Burglary, Vehicle Crime and Criminal Damage are all above
the borough average. This leave Burglary other building and Robbery
below the average.
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The Top 3 issues identified in the
local area in wave 36
29%
Speeding
21%
17%
Inconsiderate parking
19%
16%
Teenagers hanging around
21%
15%
Rubbish or Litter Lying Around
17%
14%
Burglaries
18%
10%
People using or dealing drugs
11%
10%
Theft from vehicles
14%
9%
Joy riders (stolen vehicles)
7%
6%
Noise nuisance (barking dogs,…
6%
6%
Problem/noisy neighbours
5%
5%
Theft of vehicles
7%
4%
Wave 36 [905]
People being drunk or rowdy…
5%
4%
Vandalism
Wave 35 [908]
5%
3%
Mini mopeds
7%
1%
Dangerous Dogs
2%
1%
Graffiti
2%
1%
Hate Crime
1%
1%
Mugging
1%
1%
Serious neighbourhood crime… *%
Prostitution/Kerb Crawling *%
1%
1%
Other
1%
28%
None
24%
1%
Don't know *%
Perception of problems:
Respondents to the feeling the difference survey
conducted by bmg research on behalf of West
Midlands Police were asked to identify their top
three issues in their locality. The graph on the left
shows the top issues identified by respondents.
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•
•
Walsall residents hold perceptions that
predominantly fall in line with the Force
average and there has been no significant
movements since Wave 35 in any of the key
indicator measures.
There is a clear divide by Constituency, with
the most positive views held by residents in
Aldridge Brownhills and Walsall South, and
the least in Walsall North.
Public confidence in the police is most likely
to be increased if the local police are viewed
to ‘deal with things that matter to
communities’, ‘be relied on to be there when
needed’, and ‘work with people in the
community to improve neighbourhoods’.
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
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Key Issues
• Relatively high level of crime in the Area as a whole —
although crime across the borough is currently at an all time
low.
• AP contains two Police Priority Areas, areas of high demand
on police resources.
• High levels of arson incidents, particularly involving refuse and
grassland fires
• Vehicle Crime, Criminal Damage (notably to vehicles) and
Burglary are particular issues
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Annex A: Guidance notes, useful links &
acknowledgements
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Understanding
Confidence
Intervals (CI)
1
Below is an explanation of
charts that include 95%
confidence intervals (CI) to
help you understand how
to interpret their meanings.
The example chart shows
Respiratory mortality per
1,000 population. The
results relating to the AP for
which this profile relates are
coloured red.
3
2
The dotted line running through the chart shows the average
rate of respiratory mortality across the whole of Walsall.
The Confidence Interval symbol I represents how sure we are in the actual result within a +/- margin of error at 95% CI .
1. Statistically significantly higher:
If the overall CI -/+ range lies entirely above comparison average line then the result is seen as statistically significantly
higher than the borough average. Example #1 North Walsall.
2. Statistically significantly lower
If it lies entirely below the comparison average line then the result is seen as statistically significantly lower than the
borough average. Example # 2 Chuckery.
3. Within normal range
If the CI -/+ range crosses the average line at any point then the result is not seen as statistically significant but the actual
result maybe still be higher or lower than the average. Example # 3 Moxley.
NB in this example a lower rate is better, in some charts a higher rate is better.
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Useful Links
• Walsall Intelligence: Data and intelligence portal for Walsall
Partnership, including links to profiles, needs assessments and
additional resources www.walsallintelligence.org.uk
• 2011 Census: Information related to the release of the latest census
results, including analysis and reports for Walsall and links to official
ONS websites www.walsall.gov.uk/census
• Neighbourhood Statistics: Office for National Statistics website
providing a wealth of small‐area data on people, health, work,
education, housing, crime and the environment.
www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
• Nomis: detailed and up‐to‐date UK labour market and economic
statistics from official sources www.nomisweb.co.uk
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Produced by : Walsall Intelligence Network (WIN) – Analytical / Performance Group
Contact: WalsallIntelligence@walsall.gov.uk or call 01922 652509
March 2015
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
These profiles have been compiled by core analysts from across the WALSALL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK (WIN):
Liz Connolly (Strategic Regeneration, Walsall Council), Martin Ewin (Public Health – Walsall Council), Karen Marcroft
(Children’s Quality Assurance and Performance – Walsall Council) Kevin Slater (Social Care Performance – Walsall
Council), Richard Rawlinson (Business & Partnership Intelligence, Walsall Council),
Contents are informed by input from analysts and service information specialists across WIN, including:
Sarbjit Uppal, Ben Watkins, Angela Woodley
Mapping used in this profile is reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of Her Majesty’s Stationery
Office. ©Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil
proceedings.
Crown copyright and database rights (2015) Ordnance Survey 100019529
A‐Z Mapping is reproduced by permission of Geographers' A‐Z Map Co. Ltd. © Crown Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.
Walsall Council licence number 100017302
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