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Highfield · Lichfield

Highfield: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (9 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: 11.4% here, compared with 15.2% across Lichfield (3.8 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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Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (3.8 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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

Why this comparison is valid

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

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.1%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,222 out of 4,513.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

153 out of 4,511.

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People counted in the census

4,512

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,512 out of 4,512.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

34.4%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,319 out of 3,832.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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

787 out of 1,874.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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

213 out of 1,874.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

41.7%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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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

1,591 out of 3,817.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.1%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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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

2,143 out of 3,817.

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

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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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

57 out of 3,817.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.7%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

564 out of 3,832.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

168 out of 1,873.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.6%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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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

1,243 out of 3,817.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

74 out of 1,873.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Highfield

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

83 out of 3,817.

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Crime and safety

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

131 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 98 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Highfield 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: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 11 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 · Highfield
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024101
October 202421
November 202452
December 2024131
January 202582
February 202592
March 2025110
April 202574
May 202575
June 202581
July 2025101
August 202581
September 2025123
October 202541
November 202522
December 202571
January 2026132
February 2026160
March 2026121
April 2026171
May 2026137
June 2026142
July 2026101
August 2026111
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Highfield
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime71
vehicle crime16
public order14
other theft9
criminal damage arson8
drugs5
other crime3
burglary3
possession of weapons2
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 →