WALSALL WARD PROFILES Darlaston South All mapping in this profile is © Crown copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100019529 Data provided by Walsall Analysts’ Group Prepared by Liz Connolly, Strategic Regeneration Walsall Council, Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall WS1 1TP Tel: 01922 652553 Email: [email protected] www.walsall.gov.uk/wpo‐ward_profiles Version 2: May 2011 Darlaston South Within: Darlaston/Bentley Area Partnership Where: 65.1% of residents are satisfied with their local area as a place to live (Walsall = 71.4%) 75.4% agree people from different backgrounds get on well together in their area (Walsall = 70.9%) 21.5% agree they can influence decisions in their local area (Walsall = 22.7%) Source: Place Survey, 2008 Population: Area: 3.57 sq km 80‐84 Age Structure, 2009 3.45% of Walsall borough 70‐74 60‐64 Age Group Number % Ward % Walsall 50‐54 All ages 13,108 100.0 100.0 group 40‐44 Darlaston South 0‐4 1,015 7.7 6.9 Age 30‐34 Walsall 5‐9 855 6.5 6.2 20‐24 10‐14 931 7.1 6.5 10‐14 15‐19 953 7.3 6.7 0‐4 20‐24 908 6.9 6.5 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 25‐29 870 6.6 6.0 % of population 30‐34 669 5.1 5.4 Source: ONS, mid‐year estimates 2009 35‐39 945 7.2 6.7 Ethnicity: 40‐44 955 7.3 7.3 45‐49 850 6.5 7.0 Breakdown by Broad Ethnic Group, 2001 White 50‐54 720 5.5 6.0 British 55‐59 734 5.6 5.7 White Irish or 0.8 1.3 Other White 60‐64 655 5.0 5.8 Mixed 65‐69 596 4.5 5.0 87.5 12.5 8.7 70‐74 508 3.9 4.4 Asian or Asian British 75‐79 403 3.1 3.5 80‐84 260 2.0 2.4 1.4 Black or 0.2 Black British 85+ 281 2.1 2.1 Chinese Source: ONS, mid‐year estimates 2009 or Other Source: ONS, Census 2001 Unemployment: 10.0 JSA Claimant Count 9.0 8.0 popn Jobseekers’ Allowance 7.0 claimants as a percentage age 6.0 of the total working age 5.0 Darlaston resident population (aged 4.0 South working 16‐64). 3.0 Walsall of 2.0 % 1.0 Source: Claimant Count: 0.0 ONS, Population: ONS mid‐ 10 10 10 10 11 10 11 10 11 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ year estimates 2007 ‐ Jul Jan Oct Sep Feb Dec Aug Nov Mar Education: GCSE Performance, 2010 5+ A*‐C Darlaston South Chart (right) shows the 5+ A*‐G percentage of GCSE Walsall candidates achieving 5 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 or more grades A*‐ C and A*‐ G. Source: Walsall Children’s Services—Serco, 2011 Crime: Health: Crime Rates, 2010/11 Life Expectancy, 2004‐2008 Chart (below) shows number of recorded crimes per Table (below) shows average life expectancy at birth, 1,000 residents. in years 120.0 All persons Males Females 100.0 Darlaston Walsall 79.3 76.8 81.8 South Ward 76.7 73.7 79.7 80.0 Walsall Source: NHS Walsall, 2011 60.0 Fire: 40.0 Fire Incidents, 2010/11 Table (below) shows number of incidents per 1,000 20.0 residents. Accidental Arson: Arson: Arson: 0.0 dwelling fire dwelling non‐domestic vehicle Total Domestic Vehicle Criminal Walsall 0.57 0.14 0.09 0.40 Offences Burglary Crime Damage Ward 1.01 0.23 0.08 0.39 Source: West Midlands Police, 2011 Source: West Midlands Fire Service, 2011 Housing: Tenure, 2001 46.7 44.4 8.9 Owner occupied Chart (left) shows per‐ Rented ‐ social centage of households Rented ‐ private in the area by tenure. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Source: ONS, Census 2001 Deprivation: The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) 2010 combines 7 dif‐ ferent elements of deprivation at neighbourhood level (or lower layer super output areas—LSOAs). Map (right) shows variations in deprivation across the ward. The score for the ward given below is a population‐weighted average of all its neighbourhoods. Average Rank Score (1=most deprived) Walsall 31.23 30/326 Local Authorities Ward 39.80 5/20 Walsall Wards Walsall is the 30th most deprived local authority district out of 326 in England. The ward is more deprived than the bor‐ ough overall, with an estimated score that makes it the 5th most deprived ward out of 20 in Walsall. Source: Dept Communities & Local Government 2011 .