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Boley Park · Lichfield

Boley Park: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 48.6% here, compared with 33.6% across Lichfield (14.9 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: 1% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (12.1 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: 7.5% here, compared with 15.2% across Lichfield (7.6 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

29.9%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,153 out of 3,852.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

2.9%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

112 out of 3,852.

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People counted in the census

3,852

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,852 out of 3,852.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

48.6%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,596 out of 3,286.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

37.4%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

654 out of 1,749.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

7.5%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

132 out of 1,749.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

45.6%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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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

1,500 out of 3,292.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

52.6%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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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

1,733 out of 3,292.

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

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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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

42 out of 3,292.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

10.2%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

336 out of 3,286.

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Homes rented privately

13%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

220 out of 1,753.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

36.4%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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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

1,199 out of 3,292.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

16 out of 1,753.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Boley Park

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

59 out of 3,292.

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Crime and safety

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

105 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 138 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Boley Park 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: 15 mapped crimes in September 2024; 7 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 · Boley Park
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024150
October 2024113
November 202491
December 202475
January 2025131
February 2025152
March 2025231
April 2025131
May 202580
June 202560
July 202590
August 202592
September 202570
October 2025101
November 2025100
December 202592
January 202663
February 202680
March 202684
April 202695
May 2026141
June 2026100
July 202675
August 202670
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Boley Park
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime33
shoplifting17
vehicle crime13
drugs10
criminal damage arson9
public order9
other theft8
burglary6
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

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 Lichfield →