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Mease Valley · Lichfield

Mease Valley: your neighbourhood

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

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 11% here, compared with 15.2% across Lichfield (4.1 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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Homes rented privately: 16% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (3.2 percentage points higher).

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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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 10% here, compared with 13% across Lichfield (2.8 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

25.4%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

512 out of 2,019.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

80 out of 2,018.

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People counted in the census

2,019

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,019 out of 2,019.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.4%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

605 out of 1,707.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.9%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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

382 out of 833.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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

92 out of 833.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

42%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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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

714 out of 1,700.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

56.1%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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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

953 out of 1,700.

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

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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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

43 out of 1,700.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

17.4%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

297 out of 1,707.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

133 out of 835.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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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

510 out of 1,700.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

10%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

85 out of 835.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Mease Valley

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

33 out of 1,700.

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Crime and safety

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

75 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 76 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Mease Valley 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; 8 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 · Mease Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024100
October 202480
November 202470
December 202421
January 202560
February 2025180
March 202590
April 202540
May 202511
June 202580
July 202520
August 202512
September 202540
October 202551
November 202570
December 202531
January 202610
February 202641
March 202670
April 2026140
May 202660
June 202660
July 2026100
August 202684
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mease Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime36
criminal damage arson9
vehicle crime8
burglary7
other theft6
public order4
drugs2
possession of weapons2
other crime1
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 →