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Dorridge & Hockley Heath · Solihull

Dorridge & Hockley Heath: your neighbourhood

Dorridge & Hockley Heath electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48.9% here, compared with 35.4% across Solihull (13.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 14% across Solihull (9.7 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.1% here, compared with 17% across Solihull (7.9 percentage points lower).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

23.6%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

All usual residents

2,611 out of 11,060.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

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

345 out of 11,056.

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People counted in the census

11,065

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

All usual residents

11,065 out of 11,065.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

48.9%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

Residents aged 16 and over

4,320 out of 8,838.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.2%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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

All households

1,753 out of 4,472.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.1%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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

All households

406 out of 4,472.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.3%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,666 out of 8,871.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.3%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,992 out of 8,871.

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

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

144 out of 8,871.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

Residents aged 16 and over

883 out of 8,838.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

All households

413 out of 4,468.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,665 out of 8,871.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

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

All households

192 out of 4,468.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.4%

21 March 2021 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

213 out of 8,871.

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Crime and safety

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

408 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 505 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Dorridge & Hockley Heath ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 40 mapped crimes in September 2024; 28 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Dorridge & Hockley Heath
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024402
October 2024434
November 2024373
December 2024352
January 2025433
February 2025404
March 2025442
April 2025553
May 2025522
June 2025370
July 2025494
August 2025301
September 2025311
October 2025341
November 2025311
December 2025520
January 2026241
February 2026263
March 2026382
April 2026363
May 2026381
June 2026362
July 2026342
August 2026282
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Dorridge & Hockley Heath
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime155
vehicle crime63
criminal damage arson50
burglary36
other theft29
public order26
shoplifting22
other crime12
robbery8
possession of weapons3
bicycle theft2
drugs2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Solihull →