Sutton Coldfield Constituency Profile

Introduction
Sutton Coldfield is the largest (in area) of the ten parliamentary constituencies within Birmingham. It is the most northerly constituency within Birmingham and shares borders with Staffordshire and Warwickshire to the north and east. Sutton Coldfield comprises of four wards:  Sutton Four Oaks Sutton New Hall Sutton Trinity Sutton Vesey 

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Key Facts –Sutton Coldfield Constituency
  Sutton Coldfield has an older, less diverse population when compared with the city.   Residents in Sutton Coldfield are some of the most positive when considering whether people from different backgrounds get on well together in their local area.   Residents in this constituency are the most positive when considering whether the police and local public services successfully deal with crime and ASB.   Data suggests that residents in Sutton Coldfield are more satisfied with their local area than residents in the city as a whole.   Evidence regarding the extent to which residents trust local people/ service providers indicates that residents in Sutton Coldfield are generally less trusting of specific groups than residents citywide. These groups include: next door neighbours, faith leaders, local shop keepers, housing officers and headteachers. </li>  Residents in this constituency have the highest median household income of all ten constituencies. </li>  Data suggests that a much lower proportion of children in Sutton Coldfield are living in poverty compared to the overall citywide proportion. However this data suggests that child poverty increased between 2007 and 2008 in the Sutton Trinity ward.  The worklessness rate is lower than the city average in all four of Sutton Coldfield’s wards. </li>  In Sutton Coldfield the overall crime rate increased between 2009/10 and 2010/11. </li>  Acquisitive crime also increased in Sutton Coldfield by 12.4% between 2009/10 and 2010/11, with notable increases in the number of burglaries and theft of motor vehicles. </li>  Male life expectancy in Sutton Coldfield is higher than the city average. The data suggests this has been increasing at a faster pace than male life expectancy in the city. </li>  Female life expectancy in Sutton Coldfield is higher than the city average however the data suggests this has not been increasing as rapidly as female life expectancy in the city. </li> </ul>

Comparative Performance
This table details performance on key issues linked to the Sustainable Community Strategy priorities for Birmingham. The table below shows how this constituency fares compared to the rest of the city across various indicators. There is a city comparison which states whether performance is better or worse than the city average, a constituency ranking, whereby performance is ranked between 1 and 10 (with 1 being the best and 10 being the worst) and column indicating whether performance has improved over time (usually over a three year period).