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Norton · Dudley

Norton: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.3% here, compared with 25% across Dudley (10.3 percentage points higher).

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: 11% here, compared with 19% across Dudley (8.3 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: 27.8% here, compared with 20.4% across Dudley (7.4 percentage points higher).

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

27.8%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

3,307 out of 11,883.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

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

607 out of 11,861.

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People counted in the census

11,862

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

11,862 out of 11,862.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.3%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

3,497 out of 9,918.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

48.2%

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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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

2,458 out of 5,101.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.9%

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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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

809 out of 5,101.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.1%

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

4,374 out of 9,909.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53%

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

5,249 out of 9,909.

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

3.1%

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

303 out of 9,909.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.9%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,679 out of 9,918.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

389 out of 5,095.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.5%

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

3,218 out of 9,909.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Norton

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

543 out of 5,095.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.9%

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

286 out of 9,909.

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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.

449 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 497 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: 41 mapped crimes in September 2024; 56 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 2024415
October 2024453
November 2024515
December 2024364
January 2025426
February 2025421
March 2025404
April 2025342
May 2025422
June 2025522
July 2025342
August 2025388
September 2025332
October 2025260
November 2025351
December 2025360
January 2026201
February 2026454
March 2026331
April 2026342
May 2026293
June 2026450
July 2026571
August 2026566
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Norton
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime172
shoplifting68
vehicle crime53
other theft41
criminal damage arson37
public order24
burglary21
possession of weapons13
other crime9
drugs5
theft from the person3
robbery2
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 Dudley →