Warwickshire Observatorys review of deprivation: data relating to the Renewal Area

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Warwickshire Observatorys review of deprivation
data relating to the Renewal Area

• Louise Clarke
• Area Regeneration Officer
• September 2009

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Summary of Observatory Report
Objective To Identify areas of greatest need
across Rugby Borough.

• More than 35 data sets used across a spectrum of
  deprivation themes.
• Data analysed at as local level as possible,
  Super Output Areas being the lowest level
  containing between 1,000 2,000 people.
• Gaps exist in the data relating to local health
  and environmental issues - both would benefit
  from further local datasets.
• Regeneration activity needs to be tailored to
  meet local needs, whether geographical or
  non-geographical communities of need e.g. older
  people, children or residents with health issues.

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Summary of Observatory Report

• Causes and symptoms of deprivation are
  experienced at individual or household level,
  other issues impact whole communities.
• Report identifies neighbourhoods where issues are
  concentrated and felt by a significant proportion
  of the population (multiple deprivation).
• Identifies a small number of neighbourhoods that
  based on evidence available, might be recognised
  as priorities for regeneration activities and
  responses.

We are not in a position to identify what RBC or
the partners in the LSP will be doing in response
to the report, because it has not been decided
yet.
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Suggested priority neighbourhoods

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New Bilton West South of Lawford Rd, North of
Bilton Rd, East of Somers Rd, West of Glebe
Crescent.
Super Output Area
Boundaries
New Bilton North West of George St, East of
Bridle Rd, South of York St.
New Bilton East East of Campbell West of Oliver
St, South of Bridget St, Bennett St, North of
Lawford Rd, including Frederick St.
New Bilton North
New Bilton West
New Bilton East
New Bilton S. East North of Oakfield Rd, East of
Pavilions, West of Firs Drive, South of Seabrook
Av.
New Bilton South East
Town Central immediately west of Newbold Rd /
Corporation Street i.e. Rounds Gardens, Dale,
Duke Hill St.
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Implications for reNEW

• Data in the report is primarily considered in a
  Rugby context to understand relative levels of
  deprivation across the Borough.
• 3 out of the 10 SOAs identified by the report
  span the New Bilton and Part New Bold Renewal
  Area.
• Town Central and New Bilton East, were identified
  as second tier priority areas behind Brownsover
  South Lake District North.
• New Bilton West and Somers SOA Road fall into
  tier three priority areas.
• reNEW can use the evidence provided by the
  Warwickshire Observatory to compliment findings
  of the Data Compilation Paper, to consider its
  priorities for the future based on need, and to
  plan how it intends to work with partners to
  achieve its objectives.

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Town Central SOA

• Gives impression limited to commercial Town
  Centre, misleading.
• Population (2007) 1462
• Pensioners 30 (highest of all reNEW SOAs)
• Population under 16 years 12
• Total households 848
• Estimated 60 of households sit within Renewal
  Area Boundary
• Total times featured in local ranks of
  deprivation
• Top 5 15 occasions
• Top 3 13 occasions
• Worst rank 9 occasions

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Town Central SOA

• Highest in 2007 IMD employment deprivation domain
  this is just outside the10 most deprived
  nationally (DCLG 2007).
• Most deprived in 2007 IMD health deprivation
  disability domain (DCLG 2007).
• Lowest household income levels in the Borough.
  (Acxiom 2009).
• Highest pension credit claimants (DWP 2008).
• Highest incapacity benefit claimants (DWP 2008).
• Highest Housing Council Tax benefit claimants
  (34 of h/holds) and highest concentration of
  pensioner claimants (48 of h/holds) (RBC 2009).
• Highest number of recorded criminal damage
  offences (Warks Police 2008/09).
• Highest number of anti-social behaviour incidents
  (Warks Police 2008/09).
• Second highest unemployment total (NOMIS 2009).

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New Bilton East SOA

• Population (2007) 1588 (largest populated SOA in
  New Bilton)
• Pensioners 17
• Population under 16 years 21.4 (highest of all
  reNEW SOAs)
• Total households 638 (highest household
  occupancy rate of all reNEW SOAs)
• Total times featured in local ranks of
  deprivation
• Top 5 8 occasions
• Top 3 3 occasions

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New Bilton East SOA

• Second lowest household income levels in the
  Borough (Acxiom 2009).
• Fourth highest in 2007 IMD employment deprivation
  domain. (DCLG 2007).
• Fifth highest to suffer crime deprivation (2007
  IMD), although all New Bilton SOAs feature in top
  10 this is the highest of all reNEW SOAs (DCLG
  2007).
• Third highest pension credit claimants (DWP
  2008).
• Fourth highest incapacity benefit claimants (DWP
  2008).
• Fourth highest Housing Council Tax Benefit
  claimants (20.8 of h/holds) and third highest
  concentration of pensioner claimants (44.7 of
  h/holds) (RBC 2009).

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New Bilton West and Somers Road SOA

• Area includes large industrial estate Somers Road
  and Paynes Lane
• Population (2007) 1566
• Pensioners 18
• Population under 16 years 21.3
• Total households 766
• Total times featured in local ranks of
  deprivation
• Top 3 4 occasions

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New Bilton West and Somers Road SOA

• Highest number of recorded domestic burglaries in
  (Warks Police 2008/09).
• Second highest Housing Benefit and Council Tax
  Benefit claimants with children (RBC 2009).
• Second highest number of recorded burglaries at
  public/community buildings and other private
  non-domestic property (Warks Police 2008/09).
• Third highest DWP lone parent claimants (DWP
  2008).

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New Bilton North SOA

• Population (2007) 1331
• Pensioners 14
• Population under 16 years 20
• Total times featured in local ranks of
  deprivation
• Top 3 once
• Second highest in IMD 2007 living environment
  (top 30 nationally) (DCLG 2007).

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Ward Level Data New Bilton

• Highest percentage (13) of NEETS (16-18 years),1
  in 8 school leavers (Connexions 2008).
• 5th highest rate of teenage pregnancies (NCHID,
  2001-06).
• Place Survey Results (2008/09) to be taken with
  a pinch of salt had 3rd lowest participation
  rate, 99 respondents, representing just 1.6 of
  the total New Bilton population.
• Top three themes of improvement identified in
  Place Survey
• 1 Traffic congestion
• 2 Level of crime
• 3 Activities for teenagers

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Ward Level Data New Bilton

• Perceptions of community cohesion
• Highest percentage (61) feel that people not
  treating others with respect/consideration is a
  problem.
• Second highest (41) feel they do not belong.
• Third lowest percentage (73) consider it a place
  where people from different backgrounds to get
  along.
• Perceptions of anti-social behaviour as a big or
  fairly big issue
• Highest (56) consider vandalism, graffiti and
  damage as a problem.
• Second highest (40) dinking and rowdy behaviour
  in public places.
• Third highest (46) rubbish or litter lying
  around.

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Ward Level Data New Bilton

• Feeling of community safety
• Just 73 of residents during the day and 22 when
  dark feel safe in New Bilton lowest ranked ward
  in the Borough.
• Neighbourhood satisfaction
• 68 are happy with the area as a place to live
  (3rd lowest ranked ward).
• 17 want a greater opportunity to influence local
  decision making.
• Requests to the CAB for advice (CAB 2008/09)
• New Bilton residents contributed the third
  highest number of CAB visits last year (11), the
  most frequent issue of concern being finance,
  accounting for 24 of all visits.

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Thoughts

• Area focus Newbold section of Renewal Area and
  New Bilton East.
• Key themes income deprivation, housing and
  council tax benefit claimants (particularly
  pensioners and people with children), employment
  deprivation and worklessness, pension credit
  claimants
• All of the SOAs in New Bilton feature in the top
  20 most deprived nationally in the IMD 2007
  crime domain (only Ward with this level of
  concentration).
• Low perceptions of community safety.
• Highest number of people aged 1618 not in
  education, employment or training (NEET).
• More information required at local level on the
  causes and experiences of health deprivation.

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Reference
The statistics used in this presentation have
been sourced from the Warwickshire Observatorys
Review of Deprivation Data Statistical Appendix
(Part 2), produced for the Rugby LSP in July 2009.