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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47.3% here, compared with 35.4% across Solihull (11.8 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: 6% here, compared with 14% across Solihull (8.3 percentage points lower).

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

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

Why this comparison is valid

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

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.9% here, compared with 17% across Solihull (7.1 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

28%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

All usual residents

3,215 out of 11,472.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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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

412 out of 11,477.

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People counted in the census

11,484

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

All usual residents

11,484 out of 11,484.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.3%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

Residents aged 16 and over

4,449 out of 9,414.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

38.8%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

1,845 out of 4,761.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.9%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

Show the workings

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

All households

472 out of 4,761.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.5%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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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

4,190 out of 9,412.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.4%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

All usual residents aged 16 and over

5,022 out of 9,412.

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

2%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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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

188 out of 9,412.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,034 out of 9,414.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

All households

501 out of 4,766.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.4%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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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

3,142 out of 9,412.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

6%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

All households

272 out of 4,766.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.1%

21 March 2021 · Knowle

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

200 out of 9,412.

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Crime and safety

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

429 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 369 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Knowle 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: 33 mapped crimes in September 2024; 47 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 · Knowle
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024330
October 2024333
November 2024292
December 2024392
January 2025315
February 2025240
March 2025201
April 2025342
May 2025330
June 2025321
July 2025311
August 2025301
September 2025480
October 2025362
November 2025340
December 2025261
January 2026211
February 2026330
March 2026301
April 2026400
May 2026440
June 2026322
July 2026381
August 2026470
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Knowle
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime177
vehicle crime46
criminal damage arson41
burglary37
public order37
other theft34
shoplifting27
other crime16
possession of weapons5
drugs3
bicycle theft2
robbery2
theft from the person2
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.

Police data and method →

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 →