Understanding Dudley

A demographic, health and socio-economic profile of our communities in Dudley. Where possible information is shown using different small-area geographic boundaries such as Family Centre Cluster, electoral wards and census output areas.

Disclaimer
Dudley Council, while believing the information in this publication to be correct, does not guarantee its accuracy nor does the council accept any liability for any direct or indirect loss, damage or other consequences, from the use of such information supplied. Privacy & Disclaimer Statement

Acknowledgement
This publication is influenced by Understanding Telford and Wrekin 2017, produced by Telford and Wrekin Council. We would like to give special thanks to the authors for the framework on which Understanding Dudley is based.

This report contains data adapted from the Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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Map of Family Centre Clusters

Crown Copyright and database right 2019. Ordnance Survey 100019566

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Glossary

SR- Standardised Rate, in respect to this document this is the age standardised rate where age specific rates are multiplied by the standard population for each age group respectively and aggregated across all the age groups to give the age adjusted counts for the area.

SMR-Standardised Mortality Ratio, this is the number of observed deaths in the sample group to expected deaths in the general population. Where these are equal, the value is 100. A value over 100 suggests there are more deaths than expected and a value below 100 suggest the opposite.

SIR-Standardised Incidence Ratios are the number of new cases as a percentage of expected new cases, calculated relative to England.

PHOF-Public Health Outcomes Framework

PHE-Public Health England

DSR-Directly Standardised Rates are calculated from age/sex specific rates from observed data that are then applied to a standard population to give a rate per 1,000, 10,000 etc.

SAR-Standardised Admissions Ratio is a summary estimate of admission rates relative to the national pattern of admissions and takes into account differences in a population’s age, sex and socioeconomic deprivation. MSOA for example equals MSOA observed admissions divided by adjusted MSOA expected admissions multiplied by 100.

MSOA-Middle-layer Super Output Areas are a geographic hierarchy designed and built from groups of contiguous Lower-layer Super Output Areas (LSOA). The minimum population of an MSOA is 5000 and the mean is 7200.

Ward- A specific area of a district or borough, defined for electoral, administrative and representational purposes. LGBC

HHs-Households (family or group of people living together in one household)

ASB-Anti-Social Behaviour

BAME-Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic

ONS-Office for National Statistics

CHD-Coronary Heart Disease

CKD-Chronic kidney disease

QOF-Quality Outcomes Framework

BMI-Body Mass Index

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Population

Population by age

Dudley resident population by age and gender 2018

Source: PHOF Office for National Statistics

Dudley’s 2018 population of 320,626 residents are, on average, older than England’s population. The gender split in Dudley is 51% female to 49% male, which is the same as the average for local authorities in England.

Dudley resident population by Family Centre Cluster 2018

Family Centre Cluster	Count
Brierley Hill	65,892
Dudley Central	59,968
Dudley North	66,901
Halesowen	64,490
Stourbridge	63,375
Dudley Borough	320,626

Dudley North is the Family Centre Cluster with the the largest count of residents, compared to Dudley Central which has the least, there is a difference of 7,000 residents.

Aged 0-19

Dudley resident population aged 0-19 by Family Centre Cluster

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

The total population aged 0-19 in Dudley borough is 76,036. This is 23.7% of the total population and is very close to the England proportion of 23.7%. As can be seen from the breakdown by Family Centre Clusters above, Dudley North has the highest count of 0-19 year-olds, closely followed by Dudley Central. Stourbridge has the least with roughly 2,000 fewer than Dudley North.

Dudley resident population aged 0-19 by Family Centre Cluster and age group

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

For the three age cohorts that include 0-14 year olds, Stourbridge has the lowest counts and either Dudley Central or North the highest. For the 15-19 cohort, Brierley hill has the lowest count.

Dudley resident population aged 0-19 by ward

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

St Thomas’s ward has the largest proportion of 0-19 year olds, making up 31% of the total population. Conversely Kingswinford North and Wall Heath has the smallest with 19%.

Aged 16-64

Dudley resident population aged 16-64 by Family Centre Cluster

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

The total population aged 16-64 in Dudley borough is 193,442. This is 60.3% of the total population, similar to the England proportion of 62.6%. As can be seen from the breakdown by family centre above, Dudley North has the highest count of 16-64 year olds and on the other hand, Dudley Central has the least with roughly 3,000 fewer than Dudley North.

Dudley resident population aged 16-64 by Family Centre Cluster and age group

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

Dudley Central and Dudley North have the highest counts of for both the 16-24 and 25-34 year olds. The Family Centre Clusters all have similar counts for the 35-44 year old cohort, whereas the older group ranging from 55-64 have the highest count in Stourbridge, with Dudley Central featuring the lowest count.

Dudley resident population aged 16-64 by ward

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

St James’s ward has the highest proporiton of working-age residents with 65% of their total populations belonging to this cohort. The ward with the lowest proportion is Pedmore and Stourbridge East (55%).

Aged 65 and over

Dudley resident population aged 65+ by Family Centre Cluster

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

The total population aged 65 and over in Dudley borough is 65,175. This is 20.3% of the total population, higher than the England proportion of 18.2%. As can be seen from the breakdown by Family Centre Cluster above, Brierley Hill has the highest count of 65+ year olds. Whereas Dudley Central has the least with roughly 4,500 fewer than Brierley Hill.

Dudley resident population aged 65+ by Family Centre Cluster and age group

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

For the three age groups constitute the population over 65 Dudley Central has the lowest counts. Brierley Hill and Stourbridge have the largest number in the group 65-74, Dudley North have the most 75-84 year olds and Stourbridge has the largest amount of 85+.

Dudley resident population aged 65+ by ward

Source: ONS 2018 population estimates

The population of the wards on the southern and western boundaries of the borough tend to have more older people in proportion to other wards.
Both Kingswinford North & Wall Heath and Pedmore & Stourbridge East wards have the largest proportion of 65 and overs, making up 28% of the their total populations. Conversely St Thomas’s has the least with 12%.

Population projections

Dudley population by age group 2016 compared to 2041

Source: ONS Population Projections-local authority based on single year of age 2016

When we consider the like change in the population structure in the period up to 2041, it seems that, as can be seen from the colour shading, the ranking of population count by age group will remain the same in 2041 as it was in 2016.
45-64 years olds will be the largest group within the Dudley borough population and 85+ will be the smallest.
However its predicted by 2041 there will be a significant increase in the 65-84 age groups and also the 85+, the percentage change can be seen below whereby the two oldest cohorts are the only ones to increase.

Population proportions by age group 2016 compared to 2041

Age Group	2016 %	2041 %	% Change
0-15	19.1	18.4	-0.78
16-24	10.1	9.7	-0.45
25-44	24.3	23.2	-1.04
45-64	26.3	23.9	-2.43
65-84	17.6	20.5	2.87
85+	2.5	4.4	1.83

Source: ONS Population Projections-local authority based on single year of age 2016

As mentioned above the two oldest groups are the only ones whose population proportions will increase. The four youngest groups are predicted to decrease, the largest decrease is expected to be in the 45-64 year olds.

Births

The number of births in any local area gives a good indication of the approximate number of mothers and babies in the population. It should be remembered that this includes multiple births and so does not give the exact number of mothers.

Fertility rate: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years five year aggregate 2011 to 2015

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

During the five year period of 2011 - 15 there were 18,961 live births to women aged 15-44 who are residents of Dudley borough. This equates to a rate of 65.1 which is statistically higher that the England rate of 63.2.

Fertility rate by MSOA

Source: Local Health-Office for National Statistics(ONS)

St Thomas’s and Brierley Hill wards are shown as the darker areas on this map, representing the fact that they have relatively high birth rates. The lighter areas on the outskirts of the borough such as Sedgley, Kingswinford and Halesowen south reflect lower birth rates.

Dudley fertility rate

Source: PHOF-Office for National Statistics

In 2017 the birth rate per 1,000 females aged 15 to 44 years in Dudley borough was 65.4, which is higher than the rate for England but is not a high as the recent peak that occured in 2012 where the rate reached 67.7 per 1,000 live births .

Ethnicity

Percentage of each broad ethnicty of total population all ages

	Asian	Black	Mixed	Other	White
Brierley Hill	2.9	0.7	1.4	0.2	94.7
Dudley Central	13.5	3.8	3.1	0.6	79.1
Dudley North	3.1	1.6	1.8	0.2	93.3
Halesowen	6.8	1.1	1.8	1.9	88.4
Stourbridge	4.8	0.5	1.2	0.2	93.2
Dudley Borough	6.1	1.5	1.8	0.6	90.0
England	6.9	3.0	2.0	0.9	87.1

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

Across all ages of Dudley borough residents 90% identified as ‘White’ according in the 2011 census. The second largest subset of the population identidied as ‘Asian’, accounting for 6.1%.
Dudley Central has highest proportion of BAME residents, only 79% identify as ‘White’.

Percentage of detailed BAME ethnicty of total BAME population all ages
Here BAME ethnicities are all detailed ethnicities excluding ‘White: English/Welsh/Scottish/Northern Irish/British’.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

‘Pakistani’ is the largest group within the BAME ethnicities for all Family Centre Clusters with the exception of Dudley North, where ‘Indian’ is the largest subset (23.6%).

BAME population percentage all ages by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

St Thomas’s ward has the largest proportion of BAME residents by far, with 40% of the resident population identifying as an ethnicity other than ‘White’. Conversley, Wordsley has the least with just 3%.

Young people

Percentage of each broad ethnicty of total population aged 0-24

	Asian	Black	Mixed	Other	White
Brierley Hill	4.1	0.8	3.5	0.3	91.4
Dudley Central	18.3	3.7	6.7	0.8	70.6
Dudley North	4.0	2.0	4.6	0.2	89.1
Halesowen	10.1	1.3	4.3	3.7	80.6
Stourbridge	7.7	0.5	3.1	0.4	88.3
Dudley Borough	8.8	1.7	4.4	1.1	84.0

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

In the 0-24 age group ‘White’ is the majority ethnic group, across the borough and in all 5 Family Centre Clusters. Brierley Hill has the largest proportion of ‘White’ residents, at 91%, conversley Dudley Central has the lowest compared to the other Family Centre Clusters, with a proportion of 71%. This difference is made up of much higher proportions of ‘Asian’ and ‘Black’ ethnic groups compared to the other Family Centre Clusters within the borough.

BAME population percentage aged 0-24 by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

St Thomas’s ward has the highest proportion by far of BAME residents within the 0-24 age group, with 50% being an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’. the second largest proportion is 29% in St James’s ward. Conversely Wordsley ward has the lowest with just 4% of residents being of an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’.

Adults aged 25-64

Percentage of each broad ethnicty of total population aged 25-64

	Asian	Black	Mixed	Other	White
Brierley Hill	3.2	0.8	0.7	0.3	95.0
Dudley Central	12.9	4.0	1.6	0.6	81.0
Dudley North	3.5	1.7	0.9	0.2	93.7
Halesowen	6.7	1.3	1.0	1.4	89.6
Stourbridge	4.7	0.6	0.6	0.2	94.0
Dudley Borough	6.0	1.6	0.9	0.5	90.9

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

In the 25-64 age cohort ‘White’ is the majority ethnic group, across the borough and in all 5 Family Centre Clusters. Brierley Hill has the largest proportion of ‘White’ residents, at 95%. Conversley Dudley Central has the lowest compared to the other Family Centre Clusters with a proportion of 81%. This difference is made up of much higher proportions of ‘Asian’, ‘Black’ and ‘Mixed’ ethnic groups compared to the other Family Centre Clusters within the borough.

BAME population percentage aged 25-64 by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

St Thomas’s ward has the highest proportion by far of BAME residents of 25-64 year olds, with 37% being an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’. The second largest proportion is 22% in St James’s ward. Conversely Gornal ward has the lowest with just 3% of residents being of an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’.

Older people aged 65+

Percentage of each broad ethnicty of total population aged 65+

	Asian	Black	Mixed	Other	White
Brierley Hill	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	98.9
Dudley Central	5.0	3.5	0.3	0.1	91.0
Dudley North	0.7	0.5	0.2	0.1	98.5
Halesowen	1.8	0.3	0.2	0.5	97.2
Stourbridge	1.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	98.5
Dudley Borough	1.7	0.8	0.2	0.2	97.2

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

In the 65 and over age group ‘White’ is the majority ethnic group across the borough and all 5 Family Centre Clusters. Brierley Hill and Dudley North have the largest proportion of ‘White’ residents, at 99%, conversley Dudley Central has the lowest with a proportion of 91%. This difference is made up of much higher proportions of ‘Asian’ and ‘Black’ ethnic groups.

BAME population percentage aged 65+ by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

St Thomas’s ward has the highest proportion of BAME ethnic residents of the 65 and overs, with 20% being an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’. The second largest proportion is 13% in St James’s ward. Conversely Kingswinford South ward has the lowest with just 1.3% of residents being of an ethnicity other than ‘White-UK’.

Gypsy or Irish traveller

Small numbers below 5 have been omitted.

Count of Gypsy or Irish travellers by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	Age 0 to 24	Age 25 to 49	Age 50 to 64	Age 65 and over
Brierley Hill	57	33	13	9
Dudley Central	24	12	8
Dudley North	50	33	10	9
Halesowen	14	8	5
Stourbridge	27	23	9

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

The 2011 census reported 352 Dudley residents who identified as ‘White: Gypsy or Irish Traveller’. This represents just 0.1% of the total Dudley borough resident population. The largest count is found in Brierley Hill ward within the 0-24 age group, conversely the smallest count is in Halesowen in the group aged 65 and over.

Gypsy or Irish traveller percentage of total population

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC2101

The ward with the highest proportion of residents who identify as Gypsy or Irish traveller is Coseley East where 0.4% of the total population identified as this ethnicity in the 2011 census. The second highest prevalence is in Kingswinford North & Wall Heath ward (0.34%). This ward is the location of the Oak Lane council-owned site for gypsies and travellers.

Migration

Migration in the 12 months before the 2011 census

Migration	0-15	16-24	25-49	50-74	75+
Lived at same address one year ago	53,802	28,511	92,990	86,548	25,926
Lived elsewhere one year ago; within same area	1,281	846	1,918	489	152
Inflow: Lived elsewhere one year ago outside the ‘associated area’ but within the UK	1,474	1,794	3,530	775	207
Outflow: Moved out of the ‘associated area’ but within the UK	1,372	2,652	3,752	964	261
Net migration within the UK	102	-858	-222	-189	-54
Inflow: Lived elsewhere one year ago outside the UK	154	178	424	112	7

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-UKMIG001

A total of 875 international migrants arrived in Dudley in the 12 months prior to the 2011 census, the majority (48%) of this group being made up of 25-49 year olds.
The age group with the largest net migration change was 16-24 year olds, where outflow was greater than inflow by a total of 858 people.

Total inflow migration in the 12 months prior to the 2011 census by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-UKMIG008

Brierley Hill and St James’s are the wards with the highest count of migrants moving to Dudley from other areas of the UK and internationally, 1,289 and 1,252 respectively. Sedgley and Kingswinford South wards have the lowest counts, 575 and 577 respectively.

GP patients

Locations of the GP’s of Dudley residents by clinical commissioning group (CCG)
CCGs with fewer than three Dudley residents registered are not listed here.

Location of Patients’ GP	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
NHS Dudley CCG	292,818	294,170	295,271	296,467	297,643
NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG	22,167	22,237	22,432	22,548	22,973
NHS Wolverhampton CCG	4,774	4,901	4,929	4,959	4,920
NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG	1,722	1,810	1,843	1,879	1,856
NHS Wyre Forest CCG	672	765	823	836	906
NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG	12	48	68	90	125
NHS South East Staffs and Seisdon Peninsular CCG	102	117	108	115	123
NHS Walsall CCG	57	96	83	87	92
NHS Birmingham South and Central CCG	36	56	49	56	65
NHS Hammersmith and Fulham CCG	0	0	0	1	5
Total Registered with GPs outside Dudley CCG	29,545	30,036	30,345	30,588	31,085
Total Dudley Residents	322,363	324,206	325,616	327,055	328,728

Source: NHS Digital:Patients Registered at a GP Practice

Just over 90% of the 2019 Dudley residents are registered with a GP associated with Dudley CCG. Of those residents that go to a GP outside the borough, 74% attend a GP in Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG.

Residence of patients registered with Dudley GP’s by clinical commissioning group (CCG)
CCGs with fewer than three Dudley residents registered are not listed here.

Location of Residence of Dudley GP Patients	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
NHS Dudley CCG	292,818	294,170	295,271	296,467	297,643
NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG	9,430	9,463	9,465	9,539	9,614
NHS South East Staffordshire and Seisdon Peninsula CCG	0	0	0	4,467	4,350
NHS Wolverhampton CCG	4,515	4,409	4,423	4,223	4,293
NHS Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG	2,234	2,250	2,228	2,188	2,097
NHS Birmingham CrossCity CCG	550	566	583	607	623
NHS Wyre Forest CCG	256	232	214	200	170
NHS Shropshire CCG	73	78	71	65	70
NHS Walsall CCG	21	19	15	15	30
NHS Birmingham South and Central CCG	15	14	14	11	12
NHS South Worcestershire CCG	8	7	10	8	12
Total Resident Outside Dudley	17,108	17,053	17,038	21,344	21,285
Total Dudley CCG Patients	309,926	311,223	312,309	317,811	318,928

Source: NHS Digital:Patients Registered at a GP Practice

Of the 2019 Dudley GP patients, 93% are also Dudley borough residents.

School pupils

Local authority counts of less than 5 for all years are not shown in the table. Pupils with known postcodes included.

Local authority of residence of pupils attending a Dudley school

Local Authority	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Dudley	39,957	40,246	40,597	40,924	40,872	42,071
Sandwell	2,027	2,026	1,973	1,905	1,850	1,880
Wolverhampton	994	934	894	767	11	11
Birmingham	529	539	563	550	548	572
South Staffordshire	214	218	253	278	189	236
Bromsgrove	123	111	127	146	150	163
Wyre Forest	60	64	73	70	2	1
Walsall	20	19	17	18	3	5
Total of listed LA Outside Dudley	3,967	3,911	3,900	3,734	2,753	2,901
Total pupils	43,924	44,157	44,497	44,658	43,625	44,972

Source: Dudley MBC January School Census

The total pupils attending Dudley schools has increased to nearly 45 thousand in 2019, the proportion that live outside of the borough has decreased to 6.5% compared to 9% in 2014.

Workday population

The workday population of an area is a measure of the number of people who work or live in an area. It excludes people who live in the area but travel to work elsewhere.
It includes people who are usually resident in England and Wales and in employment (aged 16 and over) with a fixed place of work (part-time or full-time). When there is no fixed place of work, or work is mostly done from home, then the home address of the person is used for the workday population. The work day population will include shift and night workers such as hospital staff and security guards. Also those not working (including those under 16) are counted at their usual residence.

Count of workday population by Family Centre Cluster and age group

Family Centre Cluster	0-15	16-24	25-44	45-64	65-84	85+	Total
Brierley Hill	11,860	9,317	18,386	17,677	11,362	1,366	69,968
Dudley Central	12,346	6,555	17,973	16,800	8,043	1,107	62,824
Dudley North	12,275	5,371	10,433	11,560	11,257	1,383	52,279
Halesowen	11,656	5,763	12,553	14,043	10,157	1,508	55,680
Stourbridge	11,367	5,261	11,184	13,698	10,332	1,534	53,376
Dudley Borough	59,504	32,267	70,529	73,778	51,151	6,898	294,127

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-WD1101

Brierley Hill has the largest workday population of the 5 Family Centre Clusters and within this 25-44 year-olds make up the largest proportion. Overall Dudley borough has a workday population of roughly 294,000 people.
The workday population of Dudley borough is approximately 26,500 less people than the resident population.

Workday population count by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-WD1101

The ward with the largest workday population is Brierley Hill with just over 25,500 people on a usual working day, this is is most likely due to the ward including Merry Hill shopping centre. Conversley the ward with the lowest count of workday population is Hayley Green & Cradley South with just under 8,000.

Length of residency in the UK

Residency length in the UK by Family Centre Cluster-percentage of total population

Family Centre Cluster	Born in the UK	Resident in UK: Less than 2 years	Resident in UK: 2 years or more but less than 5 years	Resident in UK: 5 years or more but less than 10 years	Resident in UK: 10 years or more
Brierley Hill	96.7	0.2	0.4	0.8	1.8
Dudley Central	90.1	0.7	1.2	2.3	5.8
Dudley North	96.7	0.2	0.4	0.7	2.0
Halesowen	93.9	0.3	0.6	1.1	4.1
Stourbridge	95.5	0.3	0.4	0.8	3.0
Dudley Borough	94.7	0.3	0.6	1.1	3.3

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS803

In Dudley borough 95% of residents were born in the UK. The Family Centre Cluster with the lowest proportion of UK born residents is Dudley Central, however of the non-UK born residents, the majority have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

Percentage resident in the UK less than 5 years by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS803

The ward with the largest proportion of residents who have been in the UK less than 5 years is St Thomas’s where 3.2% of the residents fall into this category. Conversley the ward with the lowest proportion is Gornal where only 0.1% of the population have lived in the UK less than 5 years.

Religion

Residents by stated religion and Family Centre Cluster-percentage of total population

Family Centre Cluster	Buddhist	Christian	Hindu	Jewish	Muslim	Sikh	Other religion	No religion	Religion not stated
Brierley Hill	0.2	68.1	0.3	0.0	1.7	0.4	0.3	22.6	6.3
Dudley Central	0.3	58.1	1.6	0.0	9.2	2.1	0.4	22.0	6.4
Dudley North	0.1	70.1	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.2	0.3	21.0	5.6
Halesowen	0.2	63.4	0.4	0.0	5.8	1.7	0.3	21.9	6.3
Stourbridge	0.2	65.9	0.2	0.1	3.6	0.6	0.4	22.5	6.6
Dudley Borough	0.2	65.3	0.6	0.0	4.1	1.2	0.3	22.0	6.2

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-KS209

Almost two thirds of Dudley borough residents identified as Christian. The second most prevalent group was those who identified as having no religion. The same is true for all 5 Family Centre Clsuters. Of the 6 major religions, Islam is the second most prevalent group in the borough with 4.1% of residents identifying as Muslim.

Percentage of residents with a stated religion by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-KS209

Sedgley ward had the largest proportion of residents who have a religion, 76.5% repectively, whereas Brierley Hill has the lowest with 64.7% of residents identifying as having a religion.

Sexual identity

The below table has been constructed using estimates from the Annual Population Survey for 2017, of self perceived sexual identity from the household population aged 16 and over in the West Midlands.

Prevalence of sexuality for the West Midlands

Sexuality	Estimated Prevalance-%
Heterosexual or straight	93.8
Gay or lesbian	1.1
Bisexual	1.1
Other	0.8
Don’t know or refuse	3.2

Source: Annual Population Survey (APS)

The numbers in the below table have been estimated by applying the regional prevalence rates to Dudley’s estimated population. Therefore higher or lower numbers in any particular area are purely a result of the larger or smaller resident population in that area, not of a different rate in that township.

Dudley resident population by sexuality and Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre	Total Population	Heterosexual or straight	Gay or lesbian	Bisexual	Other	Don’t know or refuse
Brierley Hill	65,892	61,807	725	725	527	2,109
Dudley Central	59,968	56,250	660	660	480	1,919
Dudley North	66,901	62,753	736	736	535	2,141
Halesowen	64,490	60,492	709	709	516	2,064
Stourbridge	63,375	59,446	697	697	507	2,028
Dudley Borough	320,626	300,748	3,527	3,527	2,565	10,261

Source: Annual Population Survey (APS) & Mid-year population estimates, Office for National Statistics

The vast majority of Dudley boroughs residents are estimated to be hetrosexual/straight.

Provision of unpaid care

Young people

Level of unpaid care provided by residents aged 0-24 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	All Residents Aged 0-24	Providing Unpaid Care	% of All	1-19 hrs Unpaid Care	20-49 hrs Unpaid Care	50 or more hrs Unpaid Care
Brierley Hill	18,773	524	2.8	407	74	43
Dudley Central	19,000	580	3.1	397	103	80
Dudley North	19,386	493	2.5	332	90	71
Halesowen	18,536	533	2.9	416	67	50
Stourbridge	17,649	431	2.4	327	61	43
Dudley borough	93,344	2,561	2.7	1,879	395	287

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

In Dudley borough 2.7% of residents aged 24 and under are providing some level of unpaid care. Of these individuals three quarters are providing under 20 hours care a week but 11% are providing more than 50 hours a week. The proportion of 0-24 yr-olds providing care across the Family Centre Clusters ranges from 2.4% in Stourbridge to 3.1% in Dudley Central.

Proportion of 0-24 year olds providing unpaid care by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

Halesowen North ward has the largest proportion of 0-24 years-olds providing some level of unpaid care, 3.3%, whereas Gornal has the lowest with 2.3%. This close range of just 1 percentage point suggests the wards within the borough have similar proportions of 0-24 yr olds providing unpaid care.

Adults

Level of unpaid care provided by residents aged 25-64 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	All Residents Aged 25-64	Providing Unpaid Care	% of All	1-19 hrs Unpaid Care	20-49 hrs Unpaid Care	50 or more hrs Unpaid Care
Brierley Hill	33,216	5,417	16.3	3,595	714	1,108
Dudley Central	29,173	4,684	16.1	2,709	804	1,171
Dudley North	32,681	5,500	16.8	3,442	847	1,211
Halesowen	32,859	5,528	16.8	3,860	685	983
Stourbridge	33,455	5,360	16.0	3,841	664	855
Dudley borough	161,384	26,489	16.4	17,447	3,714	5,328

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

In Dudley borough 16.4% of residents aged 25-64 are providing some level of unpaid care. Of these individuals the two thirds are providing under 20 hours or care a week but 20% are providing more than 50 hours a week. The proportion of 25-64 yr olds providing care across the Family Centre Clusters ranges from 16.8% in Dudley North and Halesowen to 16.0% in Stourbridge.

Proportion of 25-64 year olds providing unpaid care by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

Kingswinford South ward has the largest proportion of 25-64 years-olds providing some level of unpaid care, 18.2%, whereas Lye & Stourbridge North has the lowest with 13.7%.

Older people

Level of unpaid care provided by residents aged 65+ by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	All Residents Aged 65+	Providing Unpaid Care	% of All	1-19 hrs Unpaid Care	20-49 hrs Unpaid Care	50 or more hrs Unpaid Care
Brierley Hill	12,642	1,945	15.4	837	256	852
Dudley Central	8,892	1,337	15.0	429	197	711
Dudley North	12,901	2,063	16.0	850	272	941
Halesowen	11,723	1,808	15.4	854	256	698
Stourbridge	12,039	1,771	14.7	860	255	656
Dudley Borough	58,197	8,924	15.3	3,830	1,236	3,858

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

More than one in every seven (15.3%) of Dudley residents aged 65+ are providing some level of unpaid care. Of these individuals 43% are providing under 20 hours or care a week and 43% are providing more than 50 hours a week. The proportion of 25-64 yr olds providing care across the family centres ranges from 16% in Dudley North and Halesowen to 14.7% in Stourbridge.

Proportion of 65+ year olds providing unpaid care by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3304

Kingswinford South ward has the largest proportion of 65+ years-olds providing some level of unpaid care, 17.6%, whereas Wollaston & Stourbridge Town has the lowest with 12.6%.

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Health & Wellbeing

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a person would expect to live based on contemporary mortality rates. For a particular area and time period, it is an estimate of the average number of years a newborn baby would survive if he or she experienced the age-specific mortality rates for that area and time period throughout his or her life.

Dudley life expectancy at birth for a women

Source: PHOF

Life Expectancy for Dudley women in 2016 - 18 was statistically significantly worse than England, at 82.8 years.

Dudley life expectancy at birth for a man

Source: PHOF

For men the 2016 - 18 value was statistically significantly worse than England at 79.

Dudley life expectancy at birth for a woman by MSOA 2009-13

Source: Local Health

The MSOA’s surrounding Dudley town centre are showing the lowest life expectancy compared to other areas of the borough.

Dudley life expectancy at birth for a man by MSOA 2009-13

Source: Local Health

Life expectancy for men follows a similar pattern as women in terms of areas of the borough.

Morbidity

Cardiovascular group

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Coronary heart disease

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

Throughout all time periods the Dudley coronary heart disease prevalence has been statistically significantly higher than England, in 2018/19 Dudley’s prevalence was 4.1%.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Hypertension

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

Throughout all time periods the Dudley hypertension prevalence has been statistically significantly higher than England. In 2018/19 Dudley’s prevalence was 17.6%.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG who’ve has a Stroke

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

Throughout all time periods the Dudley Stroke prevalence has been statistically significantly higher than England. In 2018/19 Dudley’s prevalence was 2.05%.

High dependancy group

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Chronic kidney disease

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

The prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Dudley is statistically significantly higher than England. In 2018/19 the Dudley proportion was 6.6%.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Diabetes (aged 17+)

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

In Dudley the trend of diabetes prevalence is increasing, this is true for England also. In 2018/19 the Dudley prevalence has reached 8% in the 17+ age group.

Musculoskeletal group

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Osteoporosis (aged 50+)

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

In 2018/19 the Dudley prevalence of Osteoporosis in the 50+ cohort was 0.42% and is statistically significantly better than the England prevalence.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Rheumatoid arthritis (aged 16+)

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

Prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis is statistically significantly worse than England. In 2018/19 the rate was 0.96%,

Mental health & neurology group

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG on the Mental health register

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

The mental health register includes all patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses to avoid a generic phrase that is open to variations in interpretation.

The prevalence of people on the mental health register in Dudley has remained statistically significantly lower than England. In 2018/19 the proportion was 0.88%.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Depression (aged 18+)

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

In 2018/19 the Dudley prevalence of depression is statistically significantly higher then England at 12.64%.

Proportion of patients at Dudley CCG with Dementia

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

Dementia prevalence in Dudley has been increasing overtime, although this trend is the same in England. However in 2018/19 Dudley is statistically significantly higher with a proportion of 0.88%.

Cancer incidence

All cancer

Incidence of all cancer in Dudley

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

In 2012 - 16 Dudley was statistically similar to England with a standardised incidence rate of 98.3 for all cancer.

Incidence of all cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

The highest SIR for all cancer is found in St James’s (109.4).

Incidence of all cancer by Family Centre Cluster 2012-16

Family Centre Cluster	SIR per 100
Dudley Central	104.0
Stourbridge	98.7
Dudley North	98.3
Brierley Hill	97.3
Halesowen	95.7

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest SIR within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Breast cancer

Incidence of Breast cancer in Dudley

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

In 2012 - 16 Dudley was statistically significantly worse than England for Incidence of Breast cancer (108.4).

Incidence of Breast cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

The highest SIR for breast cancer is found in Kingswinford North and Wall Heath (133.4).

Incidence of breast cancer by Family Centre Cluster 2012-16:

Family Centre Cluster	SIR per 100
Dudley Central	112.8
Stourbridge	112.0
Brierley Hill	111.7
Halesowen	109.6
Dudley North	96.7

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest SIR within the borough. Conversely Dudley North has the lowest.

Colorectal cancer

Incidence of Colorectal cancer in Dudley

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

In 2012 - 16 Dudley was statistically similar to England for incidence of Colorectal cancer (101.2).

Incidence of Colorectal cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

The highest SIR for Colorectal cancer is found in Castle and Priory (129.1).

Incidence of colorectal cancer by Family Centre Cluster 2012-16

Family Centre Cluster	SIR per 100
Dudley North	106.1
Brierley Hill	103.3
Stourbridge	100.4
Halesowen	99.1
Dudley Central	98.8

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

Dudley North has the highest SIR within the borough. Conversely Dudley Central has the lowest.

Lung cancer

Incidence of Lung cancer in Dudley

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

In 2012 - 16 Dudley was statistically significantly better than England for incidence of lung cancer (90.9).

Incidence of Lung cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

The highest SIR for lung cancer is found in Brockmoor and Pensnett (133.1).

Incidence of lung cancer by Family Centre Cluster 2012-16

Family Centre Cluster	SIR per 100
Dudley Central	115.1
Brierley Hill	101.6
Dudley North	99.7
Stourbridge	79.4
Halesowen	73.4

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest SIR within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Prostate cancer

Incidence of Prostate cancer in Dudley

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

In 2012 - 16 Dudley was statistically significantly worse compared to England for incidence of Prostate cancer (105.8).

Incidence of Prostate cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local Health

The highest SIR for Prostate cancer is found in Norton (142.4).

Incidence of prostate cancer by Family Centre Cluster 2012-16

Family Centre Cluster	SIR per 100
Stourbridge	113.5
Halesowen	108.3
Dudley North	103.3
Dudley Central	99.6
Brierley Hill	99.5

Source: English cancer registration data from the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Services’ Cancer Analysis System, Local health

Stourbridge has the highest SIR within the borough. Conversely Brierley Hill and Dudley Central have the lowest.

Early mortality

Early mortality is deaths in those aged under 75.

Standardised Mortality Ratio is the number of observed deaths in the sample group to expected deaths in the general population. Where these are equal, the value is 100. A value over 100 suggests there are more deaths than expected and a value below 100 suggest the opposite.

All causes

Early deaths from all causes in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley was statistically significantly worse than England for early deaths from all causes (103.4).

Early deaths from all causes in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for all causes is found in Brockmoor and Pensnett (144.8).

Early deaths from all causes by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	127.0
Dudley North	108.9
Brierley Hill	108.1
Stourbridge	93.5
Halesowen	91.2

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Cancer

Early deaths from all cancers in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley was statistically significantly worse than England for early deaths from all cancers (107.1).

Early deaths from all cancers in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for all cancers is found in Brockmoor and Pensnett (138).

Early deaths from all cancers by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	116.6
Brierley Hill	112.6
Dudley North	111.3
Stourbridge	102.6
Halesowen	99.6

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Circulatory disease

Early deaths from circulatory disease in Dudley

Source: Local Health)

In 2013 - 17 Dudley was statistically similar to England for early deaths from circulatory disease (97.6).

Early deaths from circulatory disease in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for Circulatory Disease is found in Brockmoor and Pensnett (160.2).

Early deaths from all circulatory disease by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	133.8
Brierley Hill	104.7
Dudley North	101.1
Stourbridge	85.2
Halesowen	81.2

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Suicide

Age-standardised mortality rate from suicide and injury of undetermined intent per 100,000 population

Suicide rate per 100,000 residents in Dudley

Source: Public Health England (based on ONS source data)

The directly standardised rate of suicides per 100,000 people in Dudley has been statistically similar to England for the 4 most recent data points. In 2016 - 18 the value in Dudley was 9.7 per 100,000.

Deaths

All causes

Deaths from all causes in Dudley

Source:Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley’s value was 102.7 which is statistically significantly worse than England for deaths from all causes.

Deaths from all causes in Dudley by ward

Source:Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from all causes is found in Castle and Priory (157.1).

Deaths from all causes by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	121.9
Dudley North	110.4
Brierley Hill	109.6
Stourbridge	93.0
Halesowen	91.2

Source: Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Cancer

Deaths from cancer in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 the Dudley value was 103.5 which is statistically significantly worse than England for deaths from all cancers.

Deaths from cancer in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from all cancers is found in Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood (135.4).

Deaths from all cancers by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	113.0
Brierley Hill	108.2
Dudley North	107.9
Stourbridge	99.1
Halesowen	96.9

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Circulatory disease

Deaths from circulatory disease in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley’s prevalence of deaths from circulatory disease was 101.35 which is statistically similar to England.

Deaths from circulatory disease in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from circulatory disease is found in Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood (137.6).

Deaths from circulatory disease by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	122.4
Dudley North	108.0
Brierley Hill	104.8
Stourbridge	92.8
Halesowen	90.1

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Coronary heart disease

Deaths from coronary heart disease in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley’s prevalence was 102.64. Dudley is statistically similar to England for deaths from coronary heart disease.

Deaths from coronary heart disease in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from coronary heart disease is found in Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews (136.7).

Deaths from coronary heart disease by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	129.6
Dudley North	104.5
Brierley Hill	100.0
Stourbridge	96.1
Halesowen	95.1

Source: Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Stroke

Deaths from stroke in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley’s prevalence was 100.48. Dudley is statistically similar to England for deaths from Stroke.

Deaths from stroke in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from Stroke is found in Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood (161.8).

Deaths from stroke by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	127.5
Brierley Hill	113.9
Dudley North	104.6
Stourbridge	82.8
Halesowen	81.9

Source: Local Health.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Respiratory disease

Deaths from respiratory disease in Dudley

Source: Local Health

In 2013 - 17 Dudley’s prevalence was 104.81. Dudley is statistically significantly worse compared to England for deaths from respiratory disease.

Deaths from respiratory disease in Dudley by ward

Source: Local Health

The highest SMR for deaths from respiratory disease is found in Castle and Priory (170.1).

Deaths from respiratory disease by Family Centre Cluster 2013-17

Family Centre Cluster	SMR
Dudley Central	125.1
Dudley North	115.3
Brierley Hill	112.7
Halesowen	96.5
Stourbridge	91.0

Source: Local Health

Dudley Central has the highest standardised mortality ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Infant mortality

Infant mortality is an indicator of the general health of an entire population. It reflects the relationship between causes of infant mortality and upstream determinants of population health such as economic, social and environmental conditions.

Dudley infant deaths under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births

Source: PHOF

The infant mortality rate in Dudley borough in 2016 - 18 was 4.42 which is statistically similar compared to England.

Emergency hospital admissions

All causes

Emergency hospital admissions for Dudley residents all causes

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SMR was 117.54 which is statistically significantly worse than England for admissions for all causes.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents all causes by ward

Source:Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for all causes is found in BBrockmoor and Pensnett (158.2).

Emergency hospital admissions all causes by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	143.5
Brierley Hill	123.3
Dudley North	119.5
Halesowen	104.4
Stourbridge	101.9

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Coronary heart disease (CHD)

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for coronary heart disease

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SAR was 86.99 which is statistically significantly better than England for admissions due to CHD.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for coronary heart disease by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for CHD is found in St Thomas’s (132.9).

Emergency hospital admissions for CHD by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	108.6
Brierley Hill	91.1
Dudley North	88.4
Halesowen	83.7
Stourbridge	74.7

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Stroke

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for stroke

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SAR was 96.86 which is statistically similar compared to England for admissions due to stroke.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for stroke by ward

Source:Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for stroke is found in St James’s (129).

Emergency hospital admissions for stroke by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	107.7
Dudley North	103.7
Brierley Hill	102.7
Stourbridge	93.2
Halesowen	82.9

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Heart attack

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for heart attack

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SAR was 91.06 which is statistically significantly better than England for admissions due to heart attack.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for heart attack by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for heart attack is found in St Thomas’s (136.5).

Emergency hospital admissions for heart attack by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	105.0
Brierley Hill	102.4
Dudley North	89.2
Halesowen	85.5
Stourbridge	82.1

Source: Local Health-Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SAR was 120.98 which is statistically significantly worse than England for admissions due to COPD.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for COPD is found in Brierley Hill (213.5).

Emergency hospital admissions for COPD by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	186.5
Dudley North	133.3
Brierley Hill	132.4
Halesowen	109.7
Stourbridge	80.5

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Hip fracture

Emergency hospital admission for fractured neck of femur in persons aged 65 and over, directly age standardised rate per 100,000.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for hip fracture

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s SAR was 108.46 which is statistically significantly worse than England.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for hip fracture by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for hip fracture is found in Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews (158.6).

Emergency hospital admissions for hip fracture by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	141
Brierley Hill	117
Dudley North	105
Halesowen	99
Stourbridge	98

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

Under 5’s

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley children aged 0-4

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The rate of emergency admissions for children under 5 in Dudley has consistently been statistically significantly worse than England. In 2016/17 Dudley’s rate was 218.1.

Self-harm

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for self-harm

Source:Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) NHS Digital

In 2018/19 Dudley’s directly standardised rate was 189.6 which is statistically similar to England.

Emergency hopistal admissions for Dudley residents for self-harm by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for self harm is found in Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews (167.7).

Emergency hospital admissions for self harm by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	146.5
Dudley North	111.5
Brierley Hill	103.9
Halesowen	98.7
Stourbridge	90.0

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Stourbridge has the lowest.

A&E attendances aged 0-4

A&E attendances for Dudley children aged 0-4

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The rate of A&E attendances in children 0-4 is statistically significantly better in Dudley compared to England. In 2017/18 Dudley’s crude rate was 426.6.

Hospital admission

0-4 years injuries

Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries in children (aged 0-4 years)

Hospital admissions for injury in Dudley children aged 0-4

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2018/19 Dudley’s crude rate was 96.85 which is statistically significantly better than the England baseline value.

0-14 years injuries

Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries in children (aged 0-14 years)

Hospital admissions for injury in Dudley children aged 0-14

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2018/19 Dudley’s crude rate was 85.5 which is statistically significantly better than the England baseline value.

Aged 15-24 Injuries

Hospital admissions caused by unintentional and deliberate injuries in children (aged 15-24 years)

Hospital admissions for injury in Dudley residents aged 15-24

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2018/19 Dudley’s crude rate was 105.6 which is statistically similar to the England baseline value.

Alcohol harm

Hospital stays for alcohol-related harm (broad definition), standardised admission ratio.
Admissions to hospital where the primary diagnosis or any of the secondary diagnoses are an alcohol-attributable code.

Hospital admissions for alcohol for Dudley residents

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

In 2013/14 - 17/18 Dudley’s rate per 100 was 121.9 which is statistically significantly worse compared to the England.

Hospital admissions for alcohol for Dudley residents by ward

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital

The highest admissions ratio for alcohol related harm is found in Brockmoor and Pensnett (159.2).

Hospital admissions for alcohol harm by Family Centre Cluster 2013/14-2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	SAR
Dudley Central	146.5
Dudley North	127.8
Brierley Hill	126.1
Stourbridge	109.8
Halesowen	107.1

Source: Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Digital.

Dudley Central has the highest standardised admissions ratio within the borough. Conversely Halesowen has the lowest.

Physically inactive adults

The number of respondents aged 19 and over, with valid responses to questions on physical activity, doing less than 30 moderate intensity equivalent (MIE) minutes physical activity per week in bouts of 10 minutes or more in the previous 28 days expressed as a percentage of the total number of respondents aged 19 and over.

Physically inactive Dudley adults

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England)

Dudley’s proportion is consistently higher than the England value, in 2017/18 Dudley’s it was 29.6%.

Estimated number of inactive adults by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Family Centre Cluster	Count
Brierley Hill	15,100
Dudley Central	13,200
Dudley North	15,200
Halesowen	14,800
Stourbridge	14,800
Dudley Borough	73,100

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England) & ONS population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Applying the latest proportion of 30% to the most recent ONS population estimates approximates that around 73,000 of Dudley residents are physically inactive.

Excess weight

Adults

Number of adults aged 18+ with a body mass index (BMI) classified as overweight (including obese), calculated from the adjusted height and weight variables. Adults are defined as overweight (including obese) if their BMI is greater than or equal to 25kg/m2.

Dudley overweight adults

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives survey, Sport England)

In 2017/18 Dudley’s proportion of overweight adults has become statistically similar to England at 64.7%.

Estimated number of adults overweight by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Family Centre Cluster	Count
Brierley Hill	33,500
Dudley Central	29,300
Dudley North	33,800
Halesowen	32,800
Stourbridge	32,700
Dudley Borough	162,100

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England) & ONS population. Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

On average there are 32,500 overweight adults in each Family Centre Cluster.

Dudley overweight adults by ward

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England) & ONS population

Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew (7730) has the highest count of overweight adults in Dudley borough.

Reception school children

Children are classified as overweight (including obese) if their BMI is on or above the 85th centile of the British 1990 growth reference (UK90) according to age and sex.

Dudley overweight reception children

Source: National Child Measurement Programme,NHS Digital

For the last 6 years the Dudley overweight prevalence has been statistically significantly worse than England. In 2018/19 25.5% of 4-5 year olds measured had an overweight BMI (including obese).

Dudley overweight reception children by ward

Source: National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), NHS Digital

Halesowen North (32.9) had the highest proportion of reception children who are overweight.

Dudley obese reception children by ward

Source: Local Health-National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), NHS Digital

Coseley East (14.9) has the highest proportion of obese reception children for the 3 year combined period of 2016/17-2018/19.

Year 6 school children

Dudley overweight year 6 children

Source: National Child Measurement Programme,NHS Digital,

Throughout the entire NCMP programme, the Dudley proportion of overweight year 6 children has remained statistically significantly worse than England. In 2018/19 Dudley’s percentage of overweight year 6 children was 39.4%.

Dudley overweight year 6 children by ward

Source: National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), NHS Digital

St James’s (46.6) has the highest proportion of year 6 children who are overweight.

Dudley obese year 6 children by ward

Source: Local Health-National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP), NHS Digital

Castle & Priory (32.3) has the highest proportion of obese year 6 children for the 3 year combined period of 2016/17-2018/19.

Healthy eating adults

Proportion of the population (16+) who, when surveyed, reported that they had eaten the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables on a usual day.

Dudley adults meeting ‘5-a-day’

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England)

The proportion of adults achieving 5 or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day in Dudley has consistently been statistically similar to England. In 2017/18 Dudley’s proportion was 51.9%.

Estimated number of adults (16+) meeting ‘5 a day’ by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	Count
Brierley Hill	27,663
Dudley Central	24,340
Dudley North	27,976
Halesowen	27,175
Stourbridge	27,069
Dudley Borough	134,222

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England) & ONS 2018 population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

In Dudley borough approximately 134,000 adults are meeting the recommended 5 portions of fruit or vegetables a day. This implies that 186,000 are not.

Dudley adults meeting ‘5-a-day’ by ward

Source: Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England) & ONS 2018 population

() had the highest counts of adults meeting the recommended 5 a day.

Substance misuse

Drug misuse

Estimated prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine users aged between 15-64 years. Rate per 1,000 population aged 15-64.

Dudley estimated prevalence of opiate and/or crack cocaine use

Source: PHOF

In 2016/17 Dudley’s rate was 10.5. This is statistically significantly higher than the England value.

Estimated number of opiate and/or crack cocaine users by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 10

Family Centre Cluster	Count
Brierley Hill	420
Dudley Central	400
Dudley North	430
Halesowen	420
Stourbridge	410
Dudley Borough	2,080

Source: PHOF-Various sources (drug treatment, probation, police and prison data) to derive estimates; ONS mid-year population estimates & ONS population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

There is an estimated total of just over 2,000 opiate and/or crack cocaine users in Dudley borough, which is roughly 420 per Family Centre Cluster.

Deaths from drug misuse in Dudley

Source: PHOF

In 2016 - 18 Dudley’s mortality rate is 4.2 per 10,000. This is an increase compared to the previous year but reamins statistically similar to the England value.

Binge drinking adults

Percentage of those aged 18+ who reported drinking more than 6 units of alcohol (women) or more than 8 units of alcohol (men) on their heaviest drinking day in the last week in the Health Survey for England.

Percentage of adults binge drinking 2011-2014 combined

Source: PHOF

In 2011 - 14 Dudley’s proportion was 10.5% which is statistically significantly better than the England value.

Dudley binge drinking adults by ward

Source: Annual Population Survey (APS) & ONS population

The count of binge drinking adults by ward ranges from 1,000 to 1,250, the two wards with the highest counts are St James’s and Netherton, Woodside& St Andrew’s.

Smoking

Smoking at time of delivery

The number of Dudley mothers known to be smokers at time of delivery

Source: Calculated by PHE from the NHS Digital return on Smoking Status At Time of delivery (SATOD)

Dudley’s value is statistically significantly worse than the England value, although over time Dudley’s proportion decreased from 16% in 2010/11 to 12.8% in 2018/19. The count of Dudley mothers smoking at time of delivery in 2018/19 was 421.

Mothers smoking at time of delivery 2018/19

Source: Calculated by PHE from the NHS Digital return on Smoking Status At Time of delivery (SATOD)

Dudley’s value is mid range compared to the other local authorities in the West Midlands region.

Smoking rates

Dudley adults who smoke

Source: Annual Population Survey (APS)

In 2018 Dudley’s proportion of adults smoking was 13% which is statistically similar to England. Since the peak of 20% in 2013 there has been a decrease of 7 percentage points.

Dudley adults who smoke by ward

Source: Annual Population Survey (APS) & ONS 2017 population

Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew (1640) ward is estimated to have the most adult smokers in the borough.

Age 15

Prevalence of Dudley 15 year-olds who smoke 2014/15

Source: What About YOUth (WAY) survey, 2014/15

The Dudley value from the 2014/15 WAY survey, estimated that 7.5% of 15 year-olds smoked, this proportion is statistically similar to the England value.

General health

Proportion of Dudley residents by self reported health and Family Centre Cluster 2011

Family Centre Cluster	Bad or very bad health	Fair health	Very good or good health
Brierley Hill	6.6	15.5	77.9
Dudley Central	7.8	16.1	76.1
Dudley North	7.1	16.0	76.9
Halesowen	5.8	14.6	79.6
Stourbridge	5.4	14.3	80.4
Dudley Borough	6.5	15.3	78.2

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census-LC3206

Dudley Central has the highest proportion of people reporting bad or very bad health in the last census. On the other hand Stourbridge has the highest proportion of people reporting very good or good health.
For the borough overall, 6.5% of the population reported bad or very bad health, which is one percentage point higher than the England benchmark of 5.5%.

Proportion of Dudley residents reporting bad or very bad health by Family Centre Cluster & age 2011

Family Centre Cluster	0-15	16-49	50-64	65 and over
Brierley Hill	0.6	2.9	9.4	17.5
Dudley Central	0.9	3.8	14.2	22.9
Dudley North	0.6	3.2	11.2	18.1
Halesowen	0.7	2.6	8.7	15.5
Stourbridge	0.5	2.5	7.0	14.6
Dudley Borough	0.7	3.0	9.8	17.5

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3206

As would be expected the age group with the highest proportion of people reporting bad or very bad health is the 65 and over cohort. In the borough overall this is 17.5% which is higher than the England value of 15.3% for the same age group.
Stourbridge has the lowest proportions for all age groups.

Proportion of Dudley residents reporting bad or very bad health by ward 2011

Source:Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3206

Brockmoor & Pensnett reported the largest proportion of people experiencing bad or very bad health at 8.2%. Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew’s and also St Thomas’s wards also have over 8% of the population reporting bad health. Conversely Amblecote reported the lowest proportions at 4.7%.

Long term limiting illness

Children aged 0-15

Proportion of Dudley children with a long term health problem or disability by Family Centre Cluster 2011

Family Centre Cluster	Day-to-day activities limited a little	Day-to-day activities limited a lot	Day-to-day activities not limited
Brierley Hill	2.7	1.6	95.7
Dudley Central	2.6	1.8	95.6
Dudley North	2.5	1.8	95.6
Halesowen	2.4	1.5	96.1
Stourbridge	2.3	1.5	96.2
Dudley Borough	2.5	1.7	95.8

Source:Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

In total 4.2% of Dudley children aged 0-15 have limited daily activity (a little plus a lot) due to long term illness or disability. This is higher than the England value of 3.7%.

Proportion of Dudley children with a long term health problem or disability by ward 2011

Source:Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

Brockmoor and Pensnett ward has the highest proportion (5.3%) of children (0-15) with a limiting long term illness/disability. Conversely Halesowen South ward has the lowest at 3%.

Adults aged 16-64

Proportion of Dudley adults 16-64 with a long term health problem or disability by Family Centre Cluster 2011

Family Centre Cluster	Day-to-day activities limited a little	Day-to-day activities limited a lot	Day-to-day activities not limited
Brierley Hill	8.0	6.3	85.7
Dudley Central	8.9	7.9	83.2
Dudley North	8.1	6.9	85.0
Halesowen	7.7	5.6	86.7
Stourbridge	7.4	5.2	87.4
Dudley Borough	8.0	6.3	85.6

Source:Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

In total 14.3% of Dudley Adults aged 16-64 have limited daily activity (‘Day-to-day activities limited a little’ and ‘Day-to-day activities limited a lot’ combined) due to long term illness or disability. This is higher than the England value of 12.7%.

Proportion of Dudley adults 16-64 with a long term health problem or disability by ward 2011

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

St Thomas’s ward has the highest proportion (18.3%) of adults (16-64) with a limiting long term illness/disability. Conversely Kingswinford North & Wall Heath has the lowest at 11.2%.

Adults aged 65+

Proportion of Dudley adults 65+ with a long term health problem or disability by Family Centre Cluster 2011

Family Centre Cluster	Day-to-day activities limited a little	Day-to-day activities limited a lot	Day-to-day activities not limited
Brierley Hill	26.7	29.6	43.7
Dudley Central	26.6	37.4	36.0
Dudley North	27.1	30.2	42.7
Halesowen	27.6	26.9	45.5
Stourbridge	26.8	25.6	47.6
Dudley Borough	27.0	29.6	43.5

Source:Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

In total 56.6% of Dudley adults aged 65 and over have limited daily activity (a little plus a lot) due to long term illness or disability. This is higher than the England value of 53.1%. It is also the only age group in Dudley borough where the majority of people have daily activities limited either a little or a lot by a illness/disability.

Proportion of Dudley adults 65+ with a long term health problem or disability by ward 2011

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-LC3207

St Thomas’s ward has the highest proportion (65.2%) of adults (65+) with a limiting long term illness/disability. Conversely Pedmore & Stourbridge East has the lowest at 48.1%.

Adults with moderate/serious physical disability

Estimated Dudley residents with moderate physical disabilities by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Family Centre Cluster	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	Total
Brierley Hill	200	400	500	1,100	1,300	3,500
Dudley Central	200	400	500	900	1,100	3,100
Dudley North	200	400	500	1,100	1,400	3,600
Halesowen	200	400	500	1,000	1,400	3,500
Stourbridge	200	300	500	1,000	1,400	3,400
Dudley Borough	1,000	1,900	2,500	5,100	6,600	17,100

Source: Health Survey for England & ONS population.
Caveat: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

The highest counts of adults with moderate physical disabilities is found in the oldest cohort 55-64.

Estimated Dudley residents with serious physical disabilities by Family Centre Cluster Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Family Centre Cluster	16-24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	Total
Brierley Hill	100	100	100	300	500	1,100
Dudley Central	100	100	100	200	400	900
Dudley North	100	100	200	300	500	1,200
Halesowen	100	100	200	300	500	1,200
Stourbridge	100	100	200	300	500	1,200
Dudley Borough	500	500	800	1,400	2,400	5,600

Source: Health Survey for England & ONS population.
Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Dudley Central has noticeably fewer adults with moderate and serious physical disabilities, however these numbers are produced using prevalence rates applied to population figures therefore variation in numbers reflects population differences. Dudley central has a younger population compared to the rest of the borough and so smaller numbers would be expected as prevalence of disability increases with age.

Mental health disorders

Young people

Estimated prevalence rates of mental health disorders in Dudley children aged 5 to 15

Gender	Any Disorders	Emotional Disorders	Behavioural Disorders	Hyperactivity Disorders	Other less common Disorders
Boys	14.2	6.9	7.8	3.3	2.3
Girls	13.0	9.4	4.8	0.8	1.6
All	13.6	8.1	6.3	2.1	2.0

Source: 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England.

Emotional disorders are more common in girls, whereas behavioral, hyperactivity and other less common disorders are more prevalent in boys.

Estimated number of Dudley children aged 5-15 with mental health disorders by gender
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Gender	Any Disorders	Emotional Disorders	Behavioural Disorders	Hyperactivity Disorders	Other less common Disorders
Boys	3,000	1,500	1,700	700	500
Girls	2,700	1,900	1,000	200	300

Source: 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England & ONS population.
Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

The largest subset of a specific disorder is girls with emotional disorders.

Estimated number of Dudley children aged 5-15 with mental health disorders by Family Centre Cluster Counts rounded to the nearest 10

Family Centre Cluster	Any Disorders	Emotional Disorders	Behavioural Disorders	Hyperactivity Disorders	Other less common Disorders
Brierley Hill	1,160	690	540	180	170
Dudley Central	1,200	720	560	190	180
Dudley North	1,200	710	550	180	180
Halesowen	1,120	660	520	170	160
Stourbridge	1,060	630	490	160	160
Dudley Borough	5,740	3,410	2,660	880	850

Source: 2017 Mental Health of Children and Young People in England & ONS population.
Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Dudley is estimated to have 5,740 children aged 5 to 15 with a mental health disorder (based on 2017 population estimates).

Adults

The percentage of the population aged 18-74 in contact with secondary mental health services.

Proportion of Dudley adults (18-74) in the population in contact with secondary mental health services 2014/15

Source: https://indicators.hscic.gov.uk/download/Outcomes%20Framework/Data/NHSOF_1.5.i_I00665_D.csv

The proportion of adults in contact with secondary mental health services in Dudley (4.3%) is statistically significantly better than the England benchmark and is the second lowest within the West Midlands region.
Please note this does not mean that the actual proportion of people who need the services are lower, just a lower proportion of people in contact with the services.

Estimated prevalence of common mental disorders in Dudley adults (16+) 2017

The estimated proportion of the population aged 16 & over who have a common mental disorder (CMD), where CMD is defined as any type of depression or anxiety.

Source: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and ONS population

Dudley has a statistically similar proportion of people aged 16 and over with a common mental health disorder when compared to England.

Estimated prevalence of common mental disorders in Dudley adults (65+) 2017

The estimated proportion of the population aged 65 & over who have a common mental disorder (CMD), where CMD is defined as any type of depression or anxiety.

Source: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey and ONS population

The proportion of people with common mental disorders lowers when looking at the 65 and over cohort, but as with those aged 16 and over, Dudley’s proportion is statistically similar to England.

England prevalence rates of mental health disorders in adults (16+)

Mental health disorder	Male %	Female %
Common Mental Disorder	13.2	20.7
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	3.7	5.1
Psychotic Disorder	0.7	0.7
Autism	1.1	0.2
Antisocial Personality Disorder	4.9	1.8
Borderline Personality Disorder	1.9	2.9
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	3.9	0.7
Bipolar Disorder	2.1	1.8
Alcohol Dependence	4.4	1.8
Drug Dependence	4.3	1.9
Self Harm	5.7	8.9

Source: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey

Estimated number of Dudley adults (16+) with mental health disorders by gender
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Gender	Common Mental Disorder	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	Psychotic Disorder	Autism	Antisocial Personality Disorder	Borderline Personality Disorder	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Bipolar Disorder	Alcohol Dependence	Drug Dependence	Self Harm
Male	16,600	4,600	800	1,400	6,100	2,400	4,800	2,700	5,500	5,400	7,100
Female	27,400	6,800	900	300	2,400	3,800	900	2,400	2,400	2,600	11,800

Source: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

There are an estimated 44,000 adults (16 and over) in Dudley with a common mental health disorder.

Estimated number of Dudley adults (16+) with mental health disorders by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 100

Family Centre Cluster	Common Mental Disorder	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	Psychotic Disorder	Autism	Antisocial Personality Disorder	Borderline Personality Disorder	Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	Bipolar Disorder	Alcohol Dependence	Drug Dependence	Self Harm
Brierley Hill	9,100	2,400	500	500	1,700	1,200	1,100	1,000	1,600	1,600	4,000
Dudley Central	8,000	2,000	400	400	1,600	1,200	1,100	800	1,500	1,500	3,400
Dudley North	9,100	2,300	500	500	1,800	1,300	1,300	1,000	1,500	1,500	3,800
Halesowen	8,900	2,300	500	500	1,700	1,200	1,100	1,000	1,500	1,500	3,800
Stourbridge	8,900	2,300	500	500	1,700	1,200	1,000	1,000	1,500	1,500	3,800
Dudley Borough	44,000	11,300	2,400	2,400	8,500	6,100	5,600	4,800	7,600	7,600	18,800

Source: 2014 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey & ONS population.
Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

The second largest group of people suffering from a mental health disorder are those who self harm. Please note the variation in the numbers reflect population differences due to the rates being applied to population estimates, therefore numbers should be used as indicators only.

Adults with depression

Depression prevalence (aged 18+) 2018/19

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

The prevalence of depression in adults within Dudley is statistically significantly higher than the England value.

Estimates of Dudley residnets with some evidence indicating depression or anxiety (16+) by gender 2016/17
The general health questionnaire which is part of understanding society: the UK household longitudinal study, asks 12 questions and scores responses from 0 to 12. Scores of 4 or more indicates symptoms of anxiety or depression. In 2016/17 19.1% of respondents scored 4 or more. The age and sex breakdown of this 2016/17 figure have been used to model the anxiety and depression numbers in Dudley below.
Counts rounded to the nearest 100.

Gender	Prevalence	Count
Men	15.7	19,700
Women	22.2	29,400

Source: Understanding Society the UK Household Longitudinal Study & ONS population.
Caveats: The counts are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Depression or anxiety is estimated to be more prevalent in women than men.

Estimates of Dudley residents indicating depression or anxiety (16+) by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 10

Family Centre Cluster	16 to 24	25 to 34	35 to 44	45 to 54	55 to 64	65 to 74	75 and over
Prevalence	21	21	20	21	19	14	17
Brierley Hill	1,300	1,740	1,460	2,050	1,420	1,060	1,130
Dudley Central	1,380	1,820	1,460	1,740	1,210	690	800
Dudley North	1,410	1,710	1,470	2,100	1,460	970	1,180
Halesowen	1,290	1,710	1,510	1,950	1,490	1,030	1,020
Stourbridge	1,230	1,510	1,460	1,990	1,560	1,070	1,080
Dudley Borough	6,610	8,490	7,360	9,830	7,140	4,820	5,210

Source:Understanding Society the UK Household Longitudinal Study & ONS population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Loneliness aged 65+

Surveys have consistently shown that around 6-13% of older people report that they are often or always lonely (AgeUk evidence review: Loneliness in later life-July 2014). For Dudley this translates to between 3,900 and 8,400 people aged 65 and over across the borough. A starting point for locating these individuals is to identify those who live alone.

Proportion of adults 65+ who are living alone 2011

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2011 Census

The proportion of people aged 65 and over in Dudley living alone, as of the last census, is statistically significantly better than the England benchmark.

Proportion of Dudley adults 65+ who are living alone by ward 2011

Source: Local Health 2011 Census

St James’s (38.6) had the highest proportion of people aged 65 and over living alone.

Dementia

The rate of persons aged 65 and over with a recorded diagnosis of dementia per person estimated to have dementia given the characteristics of the population and the age and sex specific prevalence rates of the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study II, expressed as a percentage with 95% confidence intervals.

Prevalence of Dudley GP patients (aged 65+) with dementia

Source: NHS Digital

In 2019 Dudley’s proportion was 65.3 and is statistically similar to England.

Dementia prevalence (65+) Dec 2018

Source: NHS Digital

The recorded prevalence of dementia in Dudley was 4.1% of the 65 and over cohort in Dec 2018, this is a statistically significantly lower than the England value of 4.3%.

Estimated Dudley residents with dementia (65+) by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 10.
Applying this rate of 4.1% to the latest ONS mid year population estimates gives the below approximate counts of people with Dementia in Dudley:

Family Centre Cluster	65 to 74	75 to 84	85 and over	Total
Brierley Hill	310	200	70	580
Dudley Central	200	140	50	390
Dudley North	280	210	70	560
Halesowen	300	170	70	540
Stourbridge	310	180	70	560
Dudley Borough	1,400	900	330	2,630

Source:NHS Digital & ONS population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

There are approximately 2,630 people living in Dudley aged 65+ who have Dementia. All Family Centre Clusters in Dudley have roughly the same amount, however Dudley Central is lower as it has a younger population compared with the rest of the borough.

Dementia prevalance (all ages) 2018/19

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), NHS Digital

The rate of dementia in Dudley for all ages (0.9%) is statistically significantly higher than the England rate.

Learning disabilities

The total number of patients with learning disabilities, as recorded on GP practice disease register, as a percentage of all registered patients.

Prevalence of Dudley patients with learning disabilities

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) NHS Digital

In 2018/19 Dudley’s proportion was 0.5% which is statistically similar to the England proportion.

Estimates of Dudley patients with learning disabilities (all ages) by Family Centre Cluster
Counts rounded to the nearest 10.
Applying this value of 0.5% to the latest ONS mid year population estimates gives the below approximate counts of people with learning disabilities in Dudley.

Family Centre Cluster	Total
Brierley Hill	330
Dudley Central	300
Dudley North	330
Halesowen	320
Stourbridge	320
Dudley Borough	1,600

Source: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) & ONS population.
Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

Approximately 320 people per Family Centre Cluster have learning disabilities, this is based on people who are known to GP’s and the population estimates.

Autistic spectrum disorders in children

Rate per 1,000 of children with autism (known to schools) 2018
This indicator shows the number of children in every thousand who are recognised as having an autistic spectrum disorder. These children have a combination of difficulties with verbal communication, interacting with other children or adults.

Source: Department for Education statistical collections: Special Educational Needs, local authority tables https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen

In 2018 the reported number of children in Dudley with autism was 9.8 per 1,000. This is statistically significantly lower than the England value of 13.7 per 1,000.

Dudley children with autism by ward 2018

Source: Department for Education statistical collections: Special Educational Needs, local authority tables https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-special-educational-needs-sen

Caveats: The data are estimates based on prevalence multiplied by ONS population.

St Thomas’s (41). is estimated to have the highest count of children with autism.

Low birth weights

Proportion of Dudley babies born with a low birth weight

Source: Office for National Statistics

Dudley has been statistically significantly worse than England for the last 6 years for the proportion of babies born under 2500g (and a gestational age of at least 37 complete weeks). In 2017 Dudley’s proportion was 3.7%.

Proportion of Dudley babies born with a low birth weight by MSOA

Source: Local Health

Note: Grey is missing values.

There is a cluster of high percentages of low birth weights in the MSOA’s surrounding Dudley town center.

Teenage pregnancy

Rate of conceptions for Dudley girls aged under 16

Source:Office for National Statistics (ONS)

In 2017 Dudley’s rate was 3 per 1,000, and remains statistically similar to England since 2011.

Rate of conceptions for Dudley girls aged under 18

Source:Office for National Statistics (ONS)

In 2017 Dudley’s rate was 20.4 per 1,000 which is statistically similar to England.

Rate of births for Dudley mothers aged under 18

Source:Office for National Statistics (ONS)

In 2016 Dudley’s rate per 1,000 was 5.7 which is statistically similar to England.

Proportion of births for Dudley mothers aged under 20

Source:Office for National Statistics (ONS)

In 2017 Dudley’s rate per 1,000 was 4 which is statistically higher than to England.

Breastfeeding initiation

Measures the percentage of mothers who give their babies breast milk in the first 48 hours after delivery. The numerator is the number of mothers initiating breast feeding and the denominator is the total number of maternities.

Proportion of Dudley mothers initiating breastfeeding

Source: LA, Regional and England data are calculated by NHS England. PHE National Child and Maternal Health Intelligence Network has calculated additional geographies.

The proportion of mothers breast feeding within 48 hours of birth is statistically significantly worse in Dudley when compared to England. In 2016/17 Dudley’s proportion was 55.3%.

Dental decay (5 year olds)

Proportion of Dudley 5-year-olds with dental decay

Source: PHE National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England

In 2016/17 Dudley’s proportion of 5 year olds with visual dental decay was 22.6%, this is statistically similar to England.

Proportion of Dudley 5-year-olds with dental decay by ward

Source: PHE National Dental Epidemiology Programme for England; Oral Health Survey of 5 year olds 2016/17

The ward with the highest proportion is Sedgley (60)%.

Child Protection Plans

Dudley children subject to a child protection plan

Source: Children in need statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-children-in-need

The rate of children who are on a child protection plan in Dudley has remained statistically similar to England. However in Dudley the rate is increasing and in 2014/15 Dudley’s rate is 45.5 per 10,000 children.

Looked after children

Dudley looked after children aged 0-4

Source: Department for Education

The rate of looked after children aged 0-4 has been statistically significantly worse in Dudley compared to England. In 2017/18 Dudley’s rate was 44.3 per 10,000 children. Overall however the trend in Dudley is decreasing in the 0-4 age group.

Dudley looked after children aged 0-17

Source: Children looked after in England, Department for Education.

The rate of looked after children aged 0-17 has been statistically significantly worse in Dudley compared to England. In 2018 Dudley’s rate was 95.9 per 10,000 children 0-17.

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Crime

Caveats:

Crime data is sourced directly from the police where by data is uploaded as a snapshot in time at the end of a particular month by individual police forces. For the crimes that are uploaded, some may be reclassified as a different type of crime in future months, or confirmed as a false report after investigation. Similarly, a crime may have its location changed in the source IT system as more information becomes available. Therefore as data is not refreshed, numbers may be inconsistent with other sources.

Inconsistent geocoding policies in police forces means confidence in the location data provided is not guaranteed. This is especially true of crimes where the exact location is not known, which could be because it happened somewhere not included in the force gazetteer system or because the victim is not sure where it happened.

Crime Comparison 2018/19

Rates are per 1,000 people in the population, calculated using 2018 ONS mid-year population estimates by ward for all ages.

Crime category	Dudley rate per 1,000	West Midlands rate per 1,000	England rate per 1,000	Compared to England	Ward with highest rate
Anti-social behaviour	13.0	23.7	24.4	lower	St James’s
Bicycle theft	0.3	1.0	1.6	lower	Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
Burglary	8.3	7.9	7.3	HIGHER	St James’s
Criminal damage and arson	8.1	8.8	9.6	lower	St James’s
Drugs	0.8	1.7	2.5	lower	St James’s
Other crime	1.1	1.4	1.7	lower	St James’s
Other theft	6.0	8.0	9.3	lower	St James’s
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8	0.8	lower	St James’s
Public order	3.9	4.4	7.4	lower	St James’s
Robbery	1.8	1.8	1.5	HIGHER	St James’s
Shoplifting	6.4	6.4	6.3	HIGHER	Brierley Hill
Theft from the person	0.5	0.9	1.7	lower	St James’s
Vehicle crime	11.2	9.1	8.1	HIGHER	St James’s
Violence and sexual offences	24.6	28.6	30.9	lower	St James’s

Dudley borough has lower crime rates than England for 10/14 categories, the exceptions being; Burglary, Robbery, Shoplifting and Vehicle crime. Of these four categories where Dudley is experiencing higher rates, the largest difference is seen in Vehicle crime.

St James ward has the highest rate for 12 of the 14 crime categories. The exceptions being; shoplifting which is most likely due to Merry Hill shopping centre being located in Brierley Hill, and also bicycle theft where Wollaston & Stourbridge Town are experiencing the highest rates in 2018/19.

Anti-social behaviour

Includes personal, environmental and nuisance anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour covers a wide range of unacceptable activity that causes harm to an individual, to their community or to their environment. This could be an action by someone else that leaves you feeling alarmed, harassed or distressed. It also includes fear of crime or concern for public safety, public disorder or public nuisance.

Examples of anti-social behaviour include:

-Nuisance, rowdy or inconsiderate neighbours
-Vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting
-Street drinking
-Environmental damage including littering, dumping of rubbish and abandonment of cars
-Prostitution related activity
-Begging and vagrancy
-Fireworks misuse
-Inconsiderate or inappropriate use of vehicles

Anti-social behaviour rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Anti-social behaviour for Dudley borough was 12.9 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 24.4 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 43.2 is found in St James’s.

Bicycle theft

Includes the taking without consent or theft of a pedal cycle.

Bicycle theft rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Bicycle theft for Dudley borough was 0.3 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 1.6 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 1 is found in Wollaston & Stourbridge Town.

Burglary

Includes offences where a person enters a house or other building with the intention of stealing

Burglary rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Burglary for Dudley borough was 8.2 per 1,000 people in the population. This is higher than the England rate of 7.3 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 19.9 is found in St James’s.

Criminal damage and arson

Includes damage to buildings and vehicles and deliberate damage by fire. Criminal damage is the intentional and malicious damage to the home, other property or vehicles and includes graffiti. Arson is the act of deliberately setting fire to property, including buildings and vehicles.

Criminal damage and arson rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Criminal damage and arson for Dudley borough was 8.1 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 9.6 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 22.6 is found in St James’s.

Drug Crime

Includes offences related to possession, supply and production. The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 is the main legislation covering drugs. It puts drugs into different categories, known as Class A, B and C. Drugs regulated in this way are known as ‘controlled’ substances. Class A drugs are those considered to be the most harmful.

Under the Misuse of Drugs Act it is an offence to:

-possess a controlled substance
-possess a controlled substance with the intent to supply
-unlawfully supply a controlled drug (even when there’s no charge made for the drug)
-allow premises you occupy or manage to be used for the purpose of drug taking

Drug crime rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Drugs crime for Dudley borough was 0.8 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 2.5 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 3.4 is found in St James’s.

Other crime

Includes forgery, perjury and other miscellaneous crime.

Other crime rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Other crime for Dudley borough was 1.1 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 1.7 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 3 is found in St James’s.

Other theft

Includes theft by an employee, blackmail and making off without payment.

Other theft rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Other theft for Dudley borough was 6 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 9.3 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 21.9 is found in St James’s.

Possession of weapons

Includes possession of a weapon, such as a firearm or knife.

Possession of weapons rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Possession of weapons for Dudley borough was 0.7 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 0.8 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 3.5 is found in St James’s.

Public order

Includes offences which cause fear, alarm or distress. The Public Order Act of 1986 is an act with the intention to abolish the common law offences of riot, rout, unlawful assembly and affray and certain statutory offences relating to public order.

Public order rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Public order for Dudley borough was 3.9 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 7.4 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 13.4 is found in St James’s.

Robbery

Includes offences where a person uses force or threat of force to steal.

Robbery rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Robbery for Dudley borough was 1.8 per 1,000 people in the population. This is higher than the England rate of 1.5 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 8.4 is found in St James’s.

Shoplifting

Includes theft from shops or stalls.

Shoplifting rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Shoplifting for Dudley borough was 6.3 per 1,000 people in the population. This is the same as the England rate of 6.3 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 28.7 is found in Brierley Hill. This perhaps coincides with the location of the Merry Hill shopping centre.

Theft from the person

Includes crimes that involve theft directly from the victim (including handbag, wallet, cash, mobile phones) but without the use or threat of physical force.

Theft from the person rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Theft from the person for Dudley borough was 0.5 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 1.7 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 2.7 is found in St James’s.

Vehicle crime

Includes theft from or of a vehicle or interference with a vehicle.

Vehicle crime rate per 1,000 population by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Vehicle crime for Dudley borough was 11.2 per 1,000 people in the population. This is higher than the England rate of 8.1 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 31.1 is found in St James’s.

Violence and sexual offences

Includes offences against the person such as common assaults, grievous bodily harm and sexual offences.

Violence and sexual offences rate per 1,000 populatio by ward

Source: data.police.uk April 2018-March 2019

In 2018-19 the rate of Violence and sexual offences for Dudley borough was 24.5 per 1,000 people in the population. This is lower than the England rate of 30.9 per 1,000. Within the borough, the highest rate of 79.4 is found in St James’s.

Youth offending

Rate of Dudley juveniles receiving their first conviction, caution or youth caution per 100,000 10-17 year-olds

Source: Figures calculated by PHE’s Population Health Analysis team using crime data supplied by the Ministry of Justice and population data supplied by Office for National Statistics (ONS)

The rate of 10-17 year olds entering the youth justice system in Dudley has decreased over time in line with the England trend. In 2018 Dudley’s rate was 260.1 per 100,000 which is statistically similar to England.

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Education & Skills

Children are included in the following if they are resident in Dudley borough, out of area children are not included.

Dudley Schools

There are 98 schools in Dudley local authority, as listed by the department for education, that relate to attainment data throughout this section-Education & Skills. The below list is comprimised of 78 primary schools, 19 secondary schools and 1 local authority run nursery.

Family Centre Cluster	Ward	Education Phase	School
Brierley Hill	Brierley Hill	Primary	Brierley Hill Primary School
			Brook Primary School
			Hawbush Primary School
			St Mary's RC Primary School
	Brockmoor & Pensnett		Brockmoor Primary School
			St Mark's C of E Primary School
			The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School
	Kingswinford North & Wall Heath		Blanford Mere Primary School
			Church of the Ascension C.E.
			Dawley Brook Primary School
			Maidensbridge Primary School
			St Mary's C E (VC) Primary School
		Secondary	Kingswinford Academy
	Kingswinford South	Primary	Bromley Hills Primary School
			Crestwood Park Primary School
			Fairhaven Primary School
			Glynne Primary School
		Secondary	Summerhill School
			The Crestwood School
	Wordsley	Primary	Ashwood Park Primary School
			Belle Vue Primary School
			Dingle Community Primary School
		Secondary	The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Dudley Central	Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew	Nursery	Netherton Park Nursery School
		Primary	Netherton C of E School
			Northfield Road Primary School
			Woodside Primary School
		Secondary	The Link Academy
	Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood	Primary	Dudley Wood Primary School
			Netherbrook Primary School
			Quarry Bank Primary School
	St James's		Jesson's CE Primary School
			Milking Bank Primary School
			Russells Hall Primary School
		Secondary	Pegasus Academy
	St Thomas's	Primary	Beechwood Church of England Primary School
			Blowers Green Primary School
			Kates Hill Community Primary School
			Sledmere Primary School
			St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Dudley)
Dudley North	Castle & Priory		Foxyards Primary School
			Priory Primary School
			Wrens Nest Primary School
		Secondary	Bishop Milner Catholic College
			St James Academy
	Coseley East	Primary	Christ Church Primary School
			Hurst Hill Primary School
			Wallbrook Primary School
	Gornal		Red Hall Primary School
			Roberts Primary School
			Straits Primary School
		Secondary	Ellowes Hall Sports College
	Sedgley	Primary	Alder Coppice Primary School
			Cotwall End Primary School
			Queen Victoria Primary School
			St Chad's Primary School
		Secondary	The Dormston School
	Upper Gornal & Woodsetton	Primary	Bramford Primary School (Academy)
		Secondary	Beacon Hill Academy
Halesowen	Belle Vale	Primary	Halesowen C of E Primary School
			Newfield Park Primary School
			Our Lady & St Kenelm Primary School
		Secondary	The Earls High School
			Windsor High School and Sixth Form
	Cradley & Wollescote	Primary	Colley Lane Primary School
			Cradley CE Primary School
			Wollescote Primary School
	Halesowen North		Hurst Green Primary School
			Olive Hill Primary School
	Halesowen South		Howley Grange Primary School
			Lapal Primary School
			Manor Way Primary Academy
			St Margaret's at Hasbury C.E. (V.C.) Primary School
			Tenterfields Primary Academy
		Secondary	Leasowes High School
	Hayley Green & Cradley South	Primary	Caslon Primary School
			Huntingtree Primary
			Lutley Primary School
Stourbridge	Amblecote		Amblecote Primary School
			Mount Pleasant Primary School
			Withymoor Primary School
	Lye & Stourbridge North		Peters Hill Primary School
			Rufford Primary School
			Thorns Primary School
		Secondary	Redhill School
			Thorns Collegiate Academy
	Norton	Primary	Gig Mill Primary School
			Oldswinford C.E. Primary School
			St Josephs RC (Stour') Primary School
			The Ridge Primary School
		Secondary	Ridgewood High School
	Pedmore & Stourbridge East	Primary	Ham Dingle Primary Academy
			Hob Green Primary School
			Pedmore CE Primary School
		Secondary	The Pedmore High School
	Wollaston & Stourbridge Town	Primary	Greenfield Primary School
			St James CofE Primary School
		Secondary	Old Swinford Hospital

Source: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/

Early Years

The learning, development and children’s care standards from birth to their first 5 years of age are set by the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile (EYFSP). This applies to private, independent and voluntary sectors encompassing maintained,independent and registered early years providers. This results in an assessment at 5 years of age, at the end of the reception year.

Dudley Early Years Foundation Stage pupils achieving a good level of development (GLD) by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach GLD	Total Pupils	% Ach GLD
Brierley Hill	797	67.1	753	68
Dudley Central	783	61	761	62.3
Dudley North	797	63.6	817	62.4
Halesowen	730	70.8	700	69.9
Stourbridge	662	71	659	73.7
Dudley Borough	3769	66.5	3690	67
England		71.5		71.8

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 two thirds of Dudley pupils achieved a good level of development (GLD) in their early years foundation assessment. In both years the Dudley proportion is less than England.

Proportion of Dudley Early Years Foundation Stage pupils achieving a good level of development (GLD) by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Pedmore & Stourbridge East are the ward with the largest proportion (83%) of children achieving a good level of development in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Castle & Priory with 57%.

Key Stage 1-Reading

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	771	73.5	802	74.7
Dudley Central	726	69	753	65.9
Dudley North	764	72.6	804	71.9
Halesowen	704	74.4	766	75.6
Stourbridge	655	81.8	686	79.4
Dudley Borough	3620	74.1	3811	73.4
England		75.0		75.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 nearly three-quarters of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS1 reading, this is similar to England. For both years Stourbridge has the largest proportion and Dudley North has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town are the ward with the largest proportion (89%) of children achieving the expected standard in reading in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrews with 62%.

Key Stage 1-Writing

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for writing by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	771	65	802	67.3
Dudley Central	726	61.8	753	60.4
Dudley North	764	63.7	804	62.4
Halesowen	704	70.2	766	71.1
Stourbridge	655	73.4	686	73.8
Dudley Borough	3620	66.6	3811	66.9
England		70.0		69.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 two-thirds of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS1 writing, this is slightly lower than England. For both years Stourbridge has the largest proportion and Dudley Central has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for writing by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town is the ward with the largest proportion (83%) of children achieving the expected standard in writing in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Coseley East with 52%.

Key Stage 1-Maths

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for maths by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	771	71.2	802	72.9
Dudley Central	726	69.8	753	66.8
Dudley North	764	72.4	804	71.3
Halesowen	704	75.4	766	74.4
Stourbridge	655	79.1	686	78
Dudley Borough	3620	73.4	3811	72.6
England		76.0		76.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 nearly three-quarters of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS1 maths; Dudley values are slightly lower than England. For both years Stourbridge has the largest proportion, Dudley Central has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 1 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for maths by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town are the ward with the largest proportion (91%) of children achieving the expected standard in maths in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrews’s with 61%.

Key Stage 2

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading, writing and maths by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	701	63.3	738	57.3
Dudley Central	706	49.3	708	53
Dudley North	705	49.4	767	51.6
Halesowen	656	62.5	709	67.8
Stourbridge	629	62	657	62.9
Dudley Borough	3397	57.1	3579	58.3
England		64.0		65.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 the majority of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS2 reading, writing and maths. In 2019 Halesowen has the largest proportion, Dudley North has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading, writing and maths by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath are the ward with the largest proportion (77%) of children achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Coseley East with 40%.

Key Stage 2-Reading

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	701	75	738	67.1
Dudley Central	706	60.2	708	62.1
Dudley North	705	61.7	767	59.5
Halesowen	656	71.2	709	74
Stourbridge	629	72.5	659	70.6
Dudley Borough	3397	68	3581	66.5
England		75.0		73.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 two-thirds of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS2 reading, in England the proportions are higher at three-quarters. In 2019 Halesowen has the largest proportion, Dudley North has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for reading by ward 2019

Source:National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath are the ward with the largest proportion (81%) of children achieving the expected standard in reading in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Coseley East with 51%.

Key Stage 2-Writing

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for writing by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	701	78.5	738	73.8
Dudley Central	706	72.7	708	71.8
Dudley North	705	70.4	767	74.2
Halesowen	656	81.1	709	80
Stourbridge	629	79.2	657	80.2
Dudley Borough	3397	76.2	3579	75.9
England		78.0		78.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2018 and 2019 three-quarters of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS2 writing, the proportions in England are slightly higher. In 2019 Stourbridge has the largest proportion, Dudley Central has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for writing by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Halesowen South are the ward with the largest proportion (88%) of children achieving the expected standard in writing in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Brockmoor & Pensnett with 66%.

Key Stage 2-Maths

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for maths by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard
Brierley Hill	701	73.2	738	72.8
Dudley Central	706	64.9	708	68.5
Dudley North	705	62.8	767	69
Halesowen	656	74.5	709	80.3
Stourbridge	629	72.7	658	78.1
Dudley Borough	3397	69.5	3580	73.6
England		76.0		79.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 nearly three-quarters of Dudley pupils achieved the expected standard in KS2 maths, the England proportion is higher. Halesowen has the largest proportion, Dudley Central has the lowest.

Dudley Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the ‘Expected Standard’ for maths by ward 2019

Source:National Consortium for Examination Results,Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Halesowen South are the ward with the largest proportion (87%) of children achieving the expected standard in maths in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Brierley Hill with 61%.

Progress in Reading-KS1 to KS2

In 2016, the measure ‘expected (2 levels of) progress was replaced by an average progress score. This score is contributed to through each pupil’s individual subject progress scores and calculated as an average. This new measure is relative, meaning that the national average progress score for mainstream schools is zero.

Dudley pupil progress in reading from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	2018 Average Progress Score	2019 Average Progress Score
Brierley Hill	-0.8	-0.9
Dudley Central	-2.5	-2.4
Dudley North	-2.4	-1.9
Halesowen	-1.4	-1.0
Stourbridge	-0.9	-1.2
Dudley Borough	-1.6	-1.5
England	0.0	0.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 the average progress score for reading in Dudley was -1.5, this is relative to the national average being 0. Therefore Dudley is under performing. The Family Centre Cluster with the lowest score is Dudley central for both years shown.

Dudley pupil average progress score for reading 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Kingswinford South are the ward with the highest average score of 0.35. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew with -4.0.

Progress in Writing-KS1 to KS2

Dudley pupil progress in writing from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	2018 Average Progress Score	2019 Average Progress Score
Brierley Hill	-0.4	-0.3
Dudley Central	-0.7	-0.6
Dudley North	-1.3	-0.7
Halesowen	-0.2	0.0
Stourbridge	0.2	-0.1
Dudley Borough	-0.5	-0.3
England	0.0	0.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 the average progress score for writing in Dudley was -0.3, this is relative to the national average being 0. Therefore Dudley is under performing. The Family Centre Cluster with the lowest score is Dudley North for both years shown.

Dudley pupil average progress score for writing 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Cradley & Wollescote are the ward with the highest average score of 0.65. The ward with the lowest is Brockmoor & Pensnett with -1.68.

Progress in Maths-KS1 to KS2

Dudley pupil progress in maths from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	2018 Average Progress Score	2019 Average Progress Score
Brierley Hill	-1.2	-1.1
Dudley Central	-1.7	-1.5
Dudley North	-2.2	-1.6
Halesowen	-1.1	-0.7
Stourbridge	-0.8	-1.3
Dudley Borough	-1.4	-1.2
England	0.0	0.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 the average progress score for maths in Dudley was -1.2, this is relative to the national average being 0. Therefore Dudley is under performing. The Family Centre Cluster with the lowest score is Dudley North for both years shown.

Dudley pupil average progress score for maths 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Halesowen North are the ward with the highest average score of 0.41. The ward with the lowest is Castle & Priory with -2.52.

Key Stage 4-Overall

In 2016 a new accountability system for secondary schools was implemented. This introduced the ‘Attainment 8’ measure which replaced the 5+ A*-C GCSEs including English and Maths. This aims to measure the average achievement of pupils within 8 qualifications which cover ‘elements’ of English, Maths, Ebacc and Other.

The below chart shows total Attainment 8 scores of pupils at the end of key stage 4 in all maintained secondary schools, academies and free schools, by local authority of pupil residence.

Dudley pupils average attainment 8 score at the end of Key Stage 4

Source: PHOF The School Census

In 2017/18 Dudley’s mean score was 43.9, a drop compared to 2016/17, which is statistically significantly worse than the England mean score.

Key Stage 4-English and Maths

Dudley Key Stage 4 pupils average Score in english and maths by Family Centre Cluster

	2018		2019
Family Centre Cluster	English average score	Maths average score	English average score	Maths average score
Brierley Hill	10	8.6	10	8.6
Dudley Central	8.6	7.2	9	7.4
Dudley North	9.3	7.9	9.6	8.1
Halesowen	9.8	9.1	9.6	8.8
Stourbridge	10	9	10.2	9.2
Dudley Borough	9.6	8.3	9.7	8.4
England	9.4	8.5	9.4	8.5

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

The average scores for English and Maths as key stage 4 has increased slightly from 2018 to 2019. In both years the average attainment score is higher in English compared to Maths. The ward with the highest score in 2019 is Stourbridge for both subjects.

Dudley Key Stage 4 pupils average score in english by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath and Pedmore & Stourbridge East are the wards with the highest score in English (11.2) in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew with 8.5.

Dudley Key Stage 4 pupils average score in maths by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Halesowen South is the ward with the highest score in Maths (10.0) in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew with 6.8.

Progress in English-KS2 to KS4

Dudley pupil average progress score in english from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	2018 Average progress score	2019 Average progress score
Brierley Hill	0.07	0.08
Dudley Central	-0.32	-0.2
Dudley North	-0.05	-0.05
Halesowen	0.02	-0.03
Stourbridge	0.01	-0.01
Dudley Borough	-0.06	-0.04
England	0.0	0.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

The average progress scores for English at key stage 4 has increased slightly from 2018 to 2019. In both years the average progress score is highest in Brierley Hill.

Dudley pupil average progress score in english from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath are the ward with the highest progress score in English (0.64) in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Coseley East with -0.50.

Progress in Maths-KS2 to KS4

Dudley pupil average progress score in maths from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre Cluster	2018 Average progress score	2019 Average progress score
Brierley Hill	-0.17	-0.12
Dudley Central	-0.5	-0.46
Dudley North	-0.22	-0.28
Halesowen	0.16	0.04
Stourbridge	-0.05	-0.12
Dudley Borough	-0.16	-0.19
England	0.0	0.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

The average progress scores for Maths at key stage 4 has decreased slightly from 2018 to 2019. In both years the average progress score is highest in Halesowen.

Dudley pupil average progress score in maths from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 by ward 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Halesowen South are the ward with the highest progress score in Maths (0.32) in 2019. The ward with the lowest is Netherton, Woodside & St Andrew with -0.68.

Special Education Needs

Dudley special educational needs pupils by need and Family Centre Cluster January 2019

	Brierley Hill	Dudley Central	Dudley North	Halesowen	Stourbridge	Dudley Borough
Total Pupils	9246	8786	9523	8514	7737	43806
Total SEN	1675	1782	1649	1290	1292	7688
% SEN Pupils	18	20	17	15	17	18
Autistic Spectrum Disorder	109	108	102	89	99	507
Hearing Impairment	41	43	25	35	38	182
Moderate Learning Difficulty	470	641	494	346	355	2306
Multi - Sensory Impairment	3	3	6	0	1	13
No Specialist Assessment	61	30	25	26	27	169
Other	40	25	40	19	22	146
Physical Disability	84	51	63	46	61	305
Profound & Multiple Learning Difficulty	8	9	10	7	8	42
Social, emotional and mental health	280	241	286	163	165	1135
Speech, Language & Communication Needs	450	491	393	399	303	2036
Severe Learning Difficulty	22	25	21	21	17	106
Specific Learning Difficulty	80	92	173	123	179	647
Visual Impairment	27	23	11	16	17	94

Source: Dudley Council, School Census January 2019

The January 2019 school census identified 7,688 SEN pupils who lived in Dudley borough, equating to 18% of all pupils. The need that accounts for the most pupils is ‘Moderate Learning Difficulty’ (2,306 pupils), followed closely by ‘Speech, Language & Communication Needs’ (2,036 pupils).

Of the 5 Family Centre Clusters, Dudley central has the largest proportion (20%) of SEN pupils, the smallest is found in Halesowen (15%).

Proportion of special educational needs pupils by ward January 2019

Source: Dudley Council, School Census January 2019

Brockmoor & Pensnett are the ward with the largest proportion of SEN pupils, 22% are identified as having a special education need. Halesowen South have the lowest proportion 10.6%.

Key Stage 2-Attainment Gaps

Dudley attainment gap between the rate of disadvantaged pupils and all other pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of KS2 2019

	Disadvantaged Pupils		Non-disadvantaged Pupils
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Total Pupils	% Ach Expected Standard	Percentage point gap
Brierley Hill	240	41.7	498	64.9	-23.2
Dudley Central	295	43.1	413	60	-16.9
Dudley North	285	34	482	62	-28
Halesowen	190	53.2	519	73.2	-20
Stourbridge	171	39.8	486	71	-31.2
Dudley Borough	1181	41.7	2398	66.5	-24.8
England		51.0		71.0	-20.0

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 in Dudley disadvantaged pupils were 25 percentage points lower than non-disadvantaged pupils in terms of the proportion achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2. The gap is widest in Stourbridge and smallest in Dudley Central.

Percentage point gap in attainment between disadvantage and non-disadvantaged pupils for reading, writing & maths at KS2 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Sedgley ward has the largest attainment gap, only 21% of disadvantaged pupils achieved the expected standard at the end of key stage 2, whereas 76% of non-disadvantaged pupils achieved the expected standard. This is a gap of 55 percentage points. Halesowen north have the smallest gap with a difference of jhust 7 percentage points between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils.

Key Stage 4-Attainment Gaps

Dudley attainment gap between the rate of disadvantaged pupils and all other pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of KS4 2019

	Disadvantaged Pupils		Non-disadvantaged Pupils
Family Centre Cluster	Total Pupils	Average Score	Total Pupils	Average Score	Attainment gap
Brierley Hill	150	36.54	485	47.38	-10.84
Dudley Central	216	32.65	308	44.4	-11.75
Dudley North	195	32.24	453	46.38	-14.14
Halesowen	163	39	426	47.66	-8.66
Stourbridge	92	33.02	446	50.18	-17.16
Dudley Borough	816	34.69	2118	47.2	-12.51
England		36.8		50.3	-13.5

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national.

In 2019 in Dudley disadvantaged pupils were 12.5 percentage points lower than non-disadvantaged pupils in terms of the average attainment 8 score. The gap is widest in Stourbridge and smallest in Halesowen. For England the most recently published gap in 2018 is -13.5, Dudley’s gap is narrower by 1 point.

Gap in attainment between disadvantage and non-disadvantaged pupils for reading, writing & maths at KS4 2019

Source: National Consortium for Examination Results, Keypas for pupil level, Department For Education for national

Pedmore & Stourbridge East ward has the largest attainment gap, disadvantaged pupils scored 31.9 on average at the end of key stage 4 whereas non-disadvantaged pupils scored 55, this is a gap of 55.3. Brockmoor & Pensnett have the smallest gap with a score difference -4.8 between disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged pupils.

Population Qualifications

Example levels of education below, although there are many equivalents available:
Level 1: GCSE (grades D, E, F or G)
Level 2: GCSE (grades A*, A, B or C)
Level 3: A level (grades A, B, C, D or E)
Level 4: Higher national certificate (HNC)

Dudley residents highest level of qualification by Family Centre Cluster 2011 Source: NOMIS 2011 Census-LC5102

The 2011 census found that people with ‘No qualifications’ made up the largest proportion for four of five Family Centre Clusters, the exception being Stourbridge where the largest proportion was people holding a level 4 qualification or higher.

Dudley residents qualifications by age group 2011

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census-LC5102

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census-LC5102

In the 65 and over cohort, the majority of people included in the census has no qualifications. In 25 to 49 year olds, level 4 and above is the most prevalent catgory of qualifitcation, with level 2 being the most prevalent in the youngest cohort of 16 to 24 year olds.

Proportion of Dudley residents with no qualifications by ward 2011

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census-LC5102

The 2011 census recorded that, for the population aged 16 and over, the ward with the largest proportion of people with no qualifications was Brockmoor & Pensnett (39%), in contrast the ward with the lowest proportion is Halesowen South (21%).

School absence

Percentage of half days missed by Dudley pupils due to overall absence (including authorised and unauthorised absence)

Source: PHOF The School Census

Although the pupil absence proportion in Dudley has remained statistically similar to England for the five most recent academic years, in 2017/18 Dudley’s proportion was 5.02.

Percentage of half days missed by West Midlands pupils due to overall absence (including authorised and unauthorised absence) 2017/18

Source: PHOF The School Census

Dudley has the 3rd highest rate of the West Midlands local authorities.

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Economy

Income deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain (one of seven distinct domains that make up The Index of Deprivation 2019) measures the proportion of the population experiencing deprivation relating to low income. The definition of low income used includes both those people that are out-of-work, and those that are in work but who have low earnings (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Income deprived Dudley residents by Family Centre Cluster 2019

Family Centre Cluster	Total population	Count of income deprived	% income deprived
Brierley Hill	66,918	9,936	15
Dudley Central	62,135	14,199	23
Dudley North	62,729	10,354	17
Halesowen	66,816	9,056	14
Stourbridge	60,821	6,690	11
Dudley Borough	319,419	50,234	16

In Dudley Borough 16% of the total population are estimated to be ‘income deprived’, this percentage has decreased from the 17% found by the 2015 index of deprivation. The Family Centre Cluster in the borough with the largest proporiton of ‘income deprived’ population is Dudley Central (23%), the same as was found in 2015, Stourbridge has the smallest proportion (11%).

Proportion of income deprived Dudley residents by ward 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government Index of Deprivation 2019 & ONS 2017 Mid year population estimates

St Thomas’s is the most income deprived ward in Dudley borough with 26% of the total population being classified as income deprived by the IMD 2019. Conversley the least income deprived ward is Pedmore & Stourbridge East, where its estimated only 7% of the total population are income deprived.

Affecting children

The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) has been produced alongside the Income Deprivation Domain. This covers children aged 0 to 15 living in income deprived households.

Income deprived Dudley children by Family Centre Cluster 2019

Family Centre Cluster	0-15 Population	Count of Income Deprived	% Income Deprived
Brierley Hill	12,780	2,578	20
Dudley Central	13,515	3,702	27
Dudley North	11,979	2,776	23
Halesowen	12,600	2,340	19
Stourbridge	10,667	1,436	13
Dudley Borough	61,541	12,832	21

In Dudley Borough 21% of the 0-15 child population are estimated to be ‘income deprived’, this percentage has decreased from the 22% found by in 2015. The Family Centre Cluster eastimated to have the largest proportion of ‘income deprived’ children in the borough is Dudley Central (27%), the same was true in 2015, Stourbridge is the least (13%).

Proportion of income deprived Dudley children by ward 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government IDACI 2019 & ONS 2017 Mid year population estimates

Castle & Priory is the most income deprived ward in Dudley borough with 34% of the child population being classified as income deprived by the IDACI 2019. Conversley the least income deprived ward is Kingswinford North & Wall Heath, where its estimated only 7% of the child population are income deprived.

Affecting older people

Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) represents income deprivation affecting the proportion of adults aged 60 or over.

Income deprived Dudley older residents by Family Centre Cluster 2019

Family Centre Cluster	60+ population	Count of income deprived	% income deprived
Brierley Hill	17,905	2,647	15
Dudley Central	13,035	3,229	25
Dudley North	16,461	2,766	17
Halesowen	17,599	2,540	14
Stourbridge	17,391	2,107	12
Dudley Borough	82,391	13,289	16

In Dudley Borough 16% of the 60+ population are estimated to be ‘income deprived’, this percentage has decreased from the 18% found in 2015. The most income deprived Family Centre Cluster for older people in the borough is Dudley Central (25%), the same as was found in 2015, Stourbridge is the least income deprived (12%).

Income deprived Dudley older residents by ward 2019

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government IDAOPI 2019 & ONS 2017 Mid year population estimates

St Thomas’s is the most income deprived ward in Dudley borough with 28% of older people estimated to be classified as income deprived by the IDAOPI 2019. Conversley the least income deprived ward is Pedmore & Stourbridge East, where its estimated only 7% of the 60+ population is income deprived.

Unemployment

Percentage of the economically active population aged 16+ without a job who were available to start work in the two weeks following their interview and who had either looked for work in the four weeks prior to interview or were waiting to start a job they had already obtained.

Proportion of Dudley residents (aged 16+) unemployed

Source: NOMIS Labour force survey model-based estimates of unemployment

Unemployment in Dudley has been statistically significantly higher than England for last four years. In 2018 Dudley’s estimated proportion was 5.4%.

Unemployed young people

Whilst the modelled rate of unemployment is considered to be the most accurate measure of unemployment, it is only available as a collective rate for the working age population as a whole. In order to obtain rates for young people in the 16-24 age range, the Annual Population Survey is used. As this source is not modelled and is subject to small sample sizes, it is less accurate and this caveat should be considered if these numbers were to be used further.

Proportion of Dudley residents aged 16-19 unemployed

Source: NOMIS Annual Population Survey

Proportion of Dudley residents aged 20-24 unemployed

Both the 16-19 and 20-24 age cohorts in Dudley experienced peaks of unemployment rates in 2014. In the most recent sample year ending in march 2019 the 16-19 cohort had a much higher rate of unemployment compared to England, 12.8% to 7.2% respectively. In the older 20-24 cohort the unemployment rate in Dudley is lower than England, 5.4% to 7% respectively.

Unemployment benefits 16-64

Claimant rate is the percentage of the working age population (aged 16-64) who are claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) plus those who claim Universal Credit (UC) and are required to seek work and be available for work.

Proportion of Dudley residents 16-64 claiming unemployment benefits

Source: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics

The proportion of the working age population in Dudley borough claiming unemployment benefits in 2017/18 was 3.2% which is statistically significantly worse than England.

Proportion of Dudley residents 16-64 claiming unemployment benefits by ward 2017/18

Source: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics

St Thomas’s (5.7%) ward has the highest proporiton of people claiming unemployment benefit.

Proportion of Dudley residents 16-64 claiming unemployment benefits by Family Centre Cluster 2017/18

Family Centre Cluster	%
Dudley Central	4.5
Dudley North	3.2
Brierley Hill	2.9
Halesowen	2.6
Stourbridge	2.4

Source: NOMIS Labour Market Statistics.

Dudley Central had the highest proportion of working age population claiming unemployment benefit, whereas Stourbridge had the lowest.

Count of Dudley residents (16+) claiming unemployment benefits by month

Source: NOMIS - Claimant count by sex and age

Since the peak in February 2010 (11,225) the number of claimants has decreased by 3k to 8,135 claimants in August 2019. Applying this most recent count to the latest population figures gives a current estimated proportion of 3.2% of residents aged 16+ claiming unemployment benefit.

Unemployment benefits 16-24

Claimants of universal credit or job seekers allowance aged 16-24.

Count of Dudley residents 16-24 claiming unemployment benefits by month

Source: NOMIS - Claimant count by sex and age

Since the peak in February 2010 (3,265), the number of claimants has decreased by 1.5k to 1,710 claimants aged 16-24 in August 2019. Applying this most recent count to the latest population figures gives a current estimated proportion of 5.4% of 16-24 year olds claiming universal credit/job seekers allowance.

Young people not in education

Proportion of 16-17 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEET) or whose activity is not known.

Proportion of Dudley 16-17 year-olds not in education, employment or training (NEET)

Source: Department for Education

In 2018 Dudley’s proportion of 16-17 years olds not in education, employment or training was 6.8%, which is statistically significantly worse than England.

Households with children

The breakdown of households with dependent children into working, mixed and workless households. A working household is classified by containing one individual aged 16-64 and all occupants 16+ within the household as working. A mixed household contains one household member over 16 in employment and an additional household member either unemployed or economically inactive. A workless household contains at least one household member, aged 16-64 not working with any other occupants over 16 not in employment either.

Proportion of Dudley households with children where all 16+ occupants work (working household)

Source: NOMIS annual population survey, households with dependent children and type

The proportion of households with children where all persons 16+ are working has decreased over time in Dudley. There is a gap of 13 percentage points between Dudley (40%) and England (53%) in 2018.

Proportion of Dudley households with children where one adult works and atleast one is economically inactive (mixed household)

Source: NOMIS annual population survey, households with dependent children and type

The proportion of mixed households of all households with dependent children is the highest its been since 2004.

Proportion of Dudley households with children where there are no working adults (workless household)

Source: NOMIS annual population survey - households with dependent children and type

The latest figure for proportion of workless households with children in Dudley is the lowest its been since 2004, however the proportion remains higher than the England value.

Employment status of lone parents

Dudley lone parents by employment status and Family Centre Cluster

	All lone parent housholds with dependent children	Lone parent in full-time employment: Total	FTE %	Lone parent in part-time employment: Total	PTE %	Lone parent not in employment: Total	None %
Brierley Hill	1,765	466	26.4	559	31.7	740	41.9
Dudley Central	1,936	368	19.0	582	30.1	986	50.9
Dudley North	1,885	390	20.7	633	33.6	862	45.7
Halesowen	1,609	419	26.0	525	32.6	665	41.3
Stourbridge	1,426	437	30.6	477	33.5	512	35.9
Dudley Borough	8,621	2,080	24.1	2,776	32.2	3,765	43.7
England	1,564,681	407,873	26.1	522,789	33.4	634,019	40.5

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census KS107EW

Lone parent households not in employment are the largest proportion compared to working full time and part time, with more than two in five falling into this category (43.7%). On the other hand 1 in 4 are in full time employment (24.1%).

Dudley central has the highest proporiton of lone parents not in employment where just over half had no job, they also have the lowest proportion of lone parent in full time employment at just 19%.

In comparison Stourbridge has the most lone parents in full time employment (30.6%) and the smallest proportion of lone parents with no job (35.9%). The proportions of employment amoungst Dudley lone parents are relatively similar to that of England.

Proportion of Dudley lone parents not in employment of all lone parent households 2011

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census KS107EW

Of the 24 wards in Dudley borough, Castle & Priory has the highest proportion of lone parents not in employment (56%), on the other hand Norton has the lowest (25%).

Households in fuel poverty

A household is considered to be fuel poor if they have required fuel costs that are above average (the national median level) and, were they to spend that amount, they would be left with a residual income below the official poverty line.

Proportion of Dudley households in fuel poverty

Source: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy

In 2017 11.7% of Dudley households were experiencing fuel poverty as defined by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy, this is higher than the England proporiton of 10.9%.

Dudley households in fuel poverty by Family Centre Cluster 2016

Family Centre Cluster	Total Households	Households in Fuel Poverty	% in Fuel Poverty
Brierley Hill	28,685	3,819	13
Dudley Central	25,181	4,002	16
Dudley North	26,225	3,580	14
Halesowen	28,543	3,430	12
Stourbridge	26,774	3,151	12
Dudley Borough	135,408	17,982	13

Soucre: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy-2016

In Dudley Borough 13% of households are estimated to be in fuel poverty. The Family Centre Cluster with the highest proportion of households in fuel poverty is Dudley Central.

Dudley households in fuel poverty by ward 2016

Source: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial strategy-2016

St Thomas’s (19.6) ward has the highest proporiton of households in fuel poverty.

Children in low income families

Proportion of Dudley children (under 16) living in low income families (low income is families in receipt of out of work benefits or tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% median income.)

Source: HM Revenue and Customs (Personal Tax Credits: Related Statistics - Child Poverty Statistics)

Dudley has consistently had a higher proportion of children in low income families compared to England, in 2016 20.7% of Dudley boroughs children were living in low income families.

Proportion of Dudley children (under 20) living in low income families (low income is families in receipt of out of work benefits or tax credits where their reported income is less than 60% median income.)

Source: HM Revenue and Customs (Personal Tax Credits: Related Statistics - Child Poverty Statistics)

For the cohort of children under 20 the case is much the same as the under 16s, with Dudley being statistically significantly worse and having higher proportions than England for the last 10 years. In 2016 Dudley’s proportion was 20.5%.

Employment by occupation

Source: NOMIS Annual Population Survey Jul 2018-Jun 2019

Professional occupation is the largest proportion of all occupation categories in Dudley and England.

Occupations of Dudley residents

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census, QS606

As can be seen from this tree plot,based on 2011 census data, the proportions of occupation in Dudley are fairly equal, the values range from Professional occupations contributng 14% of those in employment to Sales and customer service occupations which accounts for 9.4%.

Occupations of Dudley residents by Family Centre Cluster

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census, QS605

Professional occupations make up the largest proportion within Stourbridge and Halesowen Family Centre Clusters, where as skilled trades occupations are the largest in Brierley Hill, Dudley North and Dudley Central.

Employment by industry

Source: NOMIS Annual Population Survey Jul 2018-Jun 2019

According to the latest annual population survey data from Jul 2018-Jun 2019, the distribution of employment in Dudley is very similar to that of England. Public admin, education & health are the dominant industry sectors for both.

Employment of Dudley residents by industry

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census, QS605

‘Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles’ is the largest industry sector in Dudley according to the 2011 census.

Employment of Dudley residents by industry and Family Centre Cluster

Source: NOMIS 2011 Census, QS605

‘Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles’ is the largest industry sector when looking at each individual Family Centre Cluster. The second largest industry sector is ‘Manufacturing’ for all of the Family Centre Clusters with the exception of Stourbridge where ‘Human health and social work activities’ is the second largest.

Socio-economic classification

Brierley Hill Output Areas by ONS Groups

Source: 2011 office for national statistics residential-based area classifications.

Dudley North Output Areas by ONS Groups

Source: 2011 office for national statistics residential-based area classifications.

Dudley Central Output Areas by ONS Groups

Source: 2011 office for national statistics residential-based area classifications.

Halesowen Output Areas by ONS Groups

Source: 2011 office for national statistics residential-based area classifications.

Stourbridge Output Areas by ONS Groups

Source: 2011 office for national statistics residential-based area classifications.

‘Semi-Detached Suburbia’ is the most prevalent categorisation of output areas for all Family Centre Clusters with the exception of Dudley Central, here ‘Migration and Churn’ is the most prevalent closley followed by ‘Rented Family Living’.

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Households

Household composition

with children

Households with one or more dependent children by parent type and Family Centre Cluster as a percentage of total households

Family Centre	Cohabiting couples	Married Couples	Same-sex civil partnership couples	Lone Parents	Other	Total Households
Brierley Hill	5.0	15.5	0	6.6	2.2	29.3
Dudley Central	5.3	15.4	0	8.5	3.3	32.5
Dudley North	5.4	15.6	0	7.1	2.3	30.4
Halesowen	4.4	16.4	0	6.2	2.3	29.3
Stourbridge	4.0	16.1	0	5.4	2.1	27.6
Dudley Borough	4.8	15.8	0	6.7	2.4	29.7

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS113

Nearly a third (30%) of households in Dudley have at least one dependent child and for all of the Family Centre Clusters the type of household that is most prevalent is that of a married couple. Of the five Family Centre Clusters, Dudley Central has the largest proportion of households with dependent children. Dudley Central also has the largest prevelance of lone parents compared to the other family centres within the borough.

Percentage of households with dependent children by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS113

Castle & Priory ward has the largest proportion of households with dependent children with 38.8% of households being in this category. Whereas Wollaston & Stoubridge Town has the lowest with 25.1%, this equates to 1 in 4 households having dependent children.

Lone parents with children

Percentage of lone parent households by gender and employment status of total residents with children

	Female			Male
Family Centre	Full-Time	Part-Time	Unemployed	Full-Time	Part-Time	Unemployed
Brierley Hill	21.0	30.7	38.3	5.4	1.0	3.6
Dudley Central	16.1	28.9	46.4	2.9	1.2	4.5
Dudley North	16.4	33.1	42.4	4.3	0.5	3.3
Halesowen	20.5	32.0	39.0	5.5	0.6	2.4
Stourbridge	24.4	31.5	32.8	6.2	2.0	3.1
Dudley Borough	19.4	31.2	40.2	4.8	1.0	3.4

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-KS107

Of all lone parent households in Dudley borough the majority are unemployed women. Women overall make up 9 in every 10 of lone parent households in the area.

Percentage of lone parents of those with dependent children by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS113

Brockmoor & Pensnett ward has the largest proportion of lone parent households, 31.3% of all households with dependent children. Whereas Halesowen South has the lowest with just 14.9%.

Aged 65 and over

Percentage of households aged 65 and over of total households by Family Centre Cluster

Family Centre	All	One Family	One Person Households	Other Households
Brierley Hill	24.2	11.2	12.8	0.2
Dudley Central	19.9	7.3	12.4	0.2
Dudley North	25.1	11.0	13.7	0.4
Halesowen	23.8	10.0	13.6	0.2
Stourbridge	23.8	10.2	13.3	0.2
Dudley Borough	23.5	10.0	13.2	0.3

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS113

Almost a quarter (23.5%) of households in Dudley are composed of residents aged 65 and over, the majority of which are one person households. The five Family Centre Clusters have similar proportions of 65 and over households, with the exception of Dudley Central which has a smaller proportion compared to the others.

Percentage of 65 and over households by ward

Source: Office for National Statistics(ONS) 2011 Census-QS113

Pedmore & Stourbridge East ward has the largest proportion of households with residents aged 65 and over, 30.4%, whereas Amblecote has the lowest with just 15%.

Temporary accommodation

Households who are living in temporary accommodation provided under the homelessness legislation. Local housing authorities must secure accommodation for homeless people in certain circumstances. Under the main homelessness duty (which is to people accepted by a local housing authority as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need) housing authorities must secure suitable temporary accommodation until a settled home becomes available.

Number of households in temporary accomodation per 1,000 households-2017/18

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Dudley has the lowest rate (0.1 per 1,000 households) of statutory households in temporary accommodation in the West Midlands region.

Dudley households in temporary accommodation per 1,000 households-trend

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government

Over time Dudley’s rate of households in temporary accommodation has consistently been statistically significantly better than England.

Homelessness

Homelessness is associated with severe poverty and is a social determinant of mental health. To be deemed statutorily homeless a household must have become unintentionally homeless and must be considered to be in priority need.

Statutory homelessness rate per 1,000 households-2017/18

Source: Department for Communities and Local Government

Dudley has the lowest rate (0.5 per 1,000 households) of statutory homelessness in the West Midlands region.

Dudley rate of statutory homelessness per 1,000 households-trend

Source: Department for Communities and Local Government

Over time Dudley’s rate of homelessness has consistently been statistically significantly lower than England. In 2017/18 Dudley’s rate per 1,000 households was 0.497.

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