So you are thinking of moving to Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Droitwich Spa is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Droitwich Spa the land of milk and honey or are Bromsgrove, Stourport on Severn and Worcester a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Droitwich Spa
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of July 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Droitwich Spa. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Droitwich Spa | 59 |
| Droitwich Canal | 52 |
| Berry Hill | 46 |
| Chawson | 24 |
| Hampton Lovett | 19 |
| Hadzor | 18 |
| Copcut | 9 |
| Rashwood | 9 |
| Shernal Green | 8 |
| Henbrook | 7 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Droitwich Spa. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Droitwich Spa. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Droitwich West (Best) | 11110/32845 |
| Droitwich Central | 12588/32845 |
| Droitwich South West | 19134/32845 |
| Droitwich East | 22014/32845 |
| Warndon Parish North | 24088/32845 |
| Bowbrook | 25845/32845 |
| Avoncroft | 27678/32845 |
| Droitwich South East | 30820/32845 |
| Warndon | 4294/32845 |
| Dodderhill (Worst) | 8565/32845 |
Bromyard known by the locals as "bumrod"
Your Health in Droitwich Spa
If you are thinking of moving to Droitwich Spa, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Droitwich Spa compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyre Forest | 1.36% | 4.64% | 15.19% | 35.19% | 43.61% |
| Wychavon (Droitwich Spa) | 0.98% | 3.71% | 13.35% | 35.61% | 46.36% |
| Malvern Hills | 1.36% | 3.94% | 14.06% | 35.07% | 45.57% |
| Worcester | 1.03% | 3.83% | 12.78% | 34.93% | 47.44% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Droitwich Spa. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Droitwich Spa. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Droitwich Central (Best) | 11434/32845 |
| Droitwich West | 13317/32845 |
| Droitwich East | 19668/32845 |
| Dodderhill | 20598/32845 |
| Warndon Parish North | 20967/32845 |
| Droitwich South West | 21661/32845 |
| Avoncroft | 25056/32845 |
| Bowbrook | 29995/32845 |
| Droitwich South East | 31495/32845 |
| Warndon (Worst) | 5110/32845 |
Evesham - most women wouldn't think twice about nicking your husband!
Deprivation in Droitwich Spa
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Droitwich Spa. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Droitwich Central (Best) | 12400/32845 |
| Dodderhill | 15511/32845 |
| Droitwich East | 19401/32845 |
| Droitwich South West | 21677/32845 |
| Bowbrook | 24533/32845 |
| Warndon Parish North | 26402/32845 |
| Avoncroft | 26635/32845 |
| Droitwich South East | 31093/32845 |
| Warndon | 4675/32845 |
| Droitwich West (Worst) | 8378/32845 |
Bewdley, Worcestershire
Hagley, a not so quiet village
Hagley, The Essex of the Midlands
Kidderminster, I think all the country air is messing these people up
Stourport-On-Severn: a hell hole of charity shops & old people’s homes
Bewdley, there is a selection of giant douchebags who live here
Evesham – most women wouldn’t think twice about nicking your husband!