Improving outcomes and tackling inequalities within our communities
Improving outcomes and tackling inequalities within our communities has resulted in:
- 77% adult social care met through short-term reablement (2024 to 2025)
- 688 Children in Care (March 2025)
- 1,161 homeless cases prevented & relieved (2024 to 2025)
- 77.4 male life expectancy at birth (2021 to 2023)
- 81.7 female life expectancy at birth (2021 to 2023)
- 6,428 fly-tips reported in the city (2024 to 2025)
- 99.2 crime rate per 1,000 population (2024 to 2025)
- 50 first time entrants to the youth justice system (2024 to 2025)
- 2,560 people received commissioned support for Domestic Abuse (2024 to 2025)
- 3,721 people receiving long-term adult social care support That is a rate of 1,345 per 100,000 (31 March 2025)
- 67.1% satisfied with care support people who use adult social care services (2024 to 2025)
- 56.7% Key Stage 2 pupils achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (2024)
| Metric | Previous | Current | Comparators | Progress | Target | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Highways and Transport Network (NHT) resident satisfaction surveys - accessibility: a - For Ease of Access overall b - For Ease of Access (for those with disabilities) |
a-68% b-59% (2023) |
a-69% b-58% (2024) |
England a-71% b-62% (2024) |
= | To increase | = |
| Crime (rate per 1,000 population and number of crimes) |
106.8 (38,509 crimes) (April 2023 to March 2024) |
99.2 (35,793 crimes) (April 2024 to March 2025) |
Wolverhampton 107.9 (28,881 crimes) Birmingham 117.8 (136,407 crimes) (January to December 2024) |
Tick | To decrease | Tick |
| First time entrants to youth justice system - rate per 100,000 young people aged 10-17 (& count) |
103 (38) (2023 to 2024) |
138 (50) (2024 to 2025) |
Family group average of 197 (January to December 2024), England 161 (January to December 2024) | Cross | To decrease | Cross |
| Number of people receiving commissioned support for Domestic Abuse |
2,064 (2023 to 2024) |
2,560 (2024 to 2025) |
N/A | ? | None set | Barrier |
| Good level of development at age 5 |
63.9% (2023) |
63.3% (2024) |
Statistical Neighbours 64.8% (2024), England 67.7% (2024) | Cross | Better than Statistical Neighbours | Cross |
| Key stage 2 expected standard in reading, writing & maths |
55.6% (2023) |
56.7% (2024) |
Statistical Neighbours 58.0% (2024), England 61.3% (2024) | Tick | Better than Statistical Neighbours | Cross |
| Key stage 4: attainment 8 |
43.8 (2023) |
44.3 (2024) |
Statistical Neighbours 43.2 (2024), England 46.1 (2024) | Tick | Better than Statistical Neighbours | Tick |
| Key stage 4: progress 8 |
-0.05 (2023) |
0.01 (2024 |
Statistical Neighbours -0.14 (2024), England -0.03 (2024) | Tick | Better than Statistical Neighbours | Tick |
| Overweight or obesity among children in Year 6 |
40.5% (39.0%- 41.9%) (2022 to 2023) |
40.8% (39.3%- 42.3%) (2023 to 2024) |
West Midlands Region 38.4% (2023 to 2024), England 35.8% (2023 to 2024) | Cross | To decrease | Tick |
| Children in Care (rate per 10,000 population under 18 & number |
83.7 (674 children) (March 2024) |
85.5 (688 children) (March 2025) |
Statistical Neighbours 88 (2023 to 2024), 70 England (2023 to 2024) | Cross | <89 | Tick |
| Repeat referrals to children’s social care |
20.9% (March 2024) |
18.6% (March 2025) |
Statistical Neighbours 22.3% (2023 to 2024), England 22.4% (2023 to 2024) | Tick | <23.6% | Tick |
| Percentage of new children in care who were previously in care (rolling 12 months) |
5.3% (March 2024) |
4.5% (March 2025) |
N/A | Tick | <6% | Tick |
| Homelessness cases prevented and relieved |
1,164 (2023 to 2024) |
1,161 (2024 to 2025) |
N/A | Cross | >1250 | Cross |
| Overall satisfaction of people who use services with their care support |
64.6% (2023 to 2024) |
67.1% (2024 to 2025) |
West Midlands Region 66.3% (2023 to 2024), England 65.4% (2023 to 2024) | Tick | >62% | Tick |
| Overall satisfaction of carers with social services |
33.2% (2023 to 2024) |
Not available for 2024 to 2025 | West Midlands Region 38.6% (2023 to 2024), England 36.7% (2023 to 2024) | Barrier | >32% | Barrier |
| Adult social care service users receiving long term on-going support |
3,650 people (1319 per 100,000) (31 March 2024) |
3,721 people (1345 per 100,000) (31 March 2025) |
Peer Group 1444 per 100,000 population (31.03.23), 1405 England per 100,000 (31 March 2023) |
= | <1380 | Tick |
| Adult social care outcomes met through short-term reablement service |
76.7% (2023 to 2024) |
77.2% (2024 to 2025) |
West Midlands Region 77.9% (2023 to 2024), England 79.4% (2023 to 2024) | Tick | >65.1% | Tick |
| Percentage and (number) of children (aged under 16) living in relative low-income families |
28.2% (19,700) (2022 to 2023 revised) |
28.4% (20,404) (2023 to 2024 provisional) |
West Midlands Region 29.2% (2023 to 2024 provisional), England 22.1% (2023 to 2024 provisional) | Cross | To decrease | Cross |
| Male life expectancy at birth | 76.8 years (2020 to 2022) | 77.4 years (2021 to 2023) | West Midlands Region 78.4 (2021 to 2023), England 79.1 (2021 to 2023) | Tick | To increase | Tick |
| Female life expectancy at birth | 81.6 years (2020 to 2022) | 81.7 years (2021 to 2023) | West Midlands Region 82.5 (2021 to 2023), England 83.1 (2021 to 2023) | Tick | To increase | Tick |
| Fly-tips reported in the city |
5,925 incidents 6,176 Enforcement activity (2023 to 2024) |
6,428 incidents 6,680 Enforcement activity (2024 to 2025) |
N/A | Cross | To reduce fly-tipping by a further 5% | Cross |
