Erdington Constituency Profile

Introduction
Erdington is situated towards the north of the city. The constituency shares borders with Perry Barr, Ladywood, Hodge Hill and Sutton Coldfield. Erdington is made up of four wards:  Erdington Kingstanding Stockland Green Tyburn 

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Key Facts – Erdington Constituency
  Erdington has a slightly older population profile than the city as a whole; data suggests that this population is slightly less diverse than the city as a whole.   Residents in Erdington are the least positive when considering whether people from different backgrounds get on well together in the local area.   Residents in Erdington are less satisfied than those citywide with their local area as a place to live. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> It appears that residents in Erdington are generally less trusting of people/ institutions in their local area than residents citywide. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Pupil attainment levels in Erdington are generally lower than the citywide averages. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Erdington had the fifth highest median income of all constituencies in 2010. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> A higher proportion of residents in Erdington are claiming out of work benefits than in the city as a whole, data suggests that worklessness is highest in the Kingstanding ward of this constituency. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> The proportion of children living in poverty decreased between 2007 and 2008 in each of Erdington’s four wards. <li style="margin-left:20px;"> There have been significant increases in certain types of crime, including knife crime, serious violent crime and robbery. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> A higher proportion of residents in this constituency feel safe after dark than in the city as a whole; however a smaller proportion feel safe during the day. </li> <li style="margin-left:20px;"> Both the average male and female life expectancies in Erdington are lower than the citywide averages. Male life expectancy has not been increasing at the same rate as than citywide. </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).