Welcome to Ladywood Constituency Ladywood Constituency is made up of four wards: Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho. Welcome from the constituency director. How you can be involved If you live or work in Ladywood, we want you to be involved in running local services there. You can raise issues which concern you and contribute to decision making in a number of ways:

Constituency committee. Ward committees provide a mechanism for members of the public to become involved in the decisions that affect their neighbourhood. Contact or meet your councillors. There are three or four Neighbourhood Forums in each ward in the district, involving a wide range of people. Send your comments to ladywood@birmingham.gov.uk. Call us on 0121 464 9464.

New! Ladywood Community Plan 2006-2010 This plan is a shared plan between partner agencies across the Constituency Strategic Partnership. The plan sets out aspirations for the next few years and outlines key actions to be taken to achieve the collective outcomes detailed in the plan. Download the Ladywood Community Plan 2006-2010 New! Ladywood Service Plan 2007/08 This plan details activity that will be undertaken throughout the constituency to deliver the council priorities, by the services that are directly managed at constituency level. These services include Libraries, Neighbourhood Offices, Sports Centres, Community and Play services, school crossings, and the district engineer. Download the Ladywood Service Plan 2007/08 Ladywood Constituency Neighbourhood Management What is Neighbourhood Management? Neighbourhood management brings community and service providers together at a neighbourhood level, to tackle local problems and improve local services. The manager views the neighbourhood rather than specific services and develops a systematic, planned approach to improving the quality of life. The approach is based on influencing mainstream service providers in how they deliver services and make resource decisions, rather than through the provision of additional special resources. The manager is primarily accountable to the local community through a multi-sector board, which focuses on tackling problems from the local citizens’ perspective. Find out more about Ladywood Constituency Neighbourhood Management Arts Champions Is your neighbourhood having an arts crisis? Do you need inspiration, support or a chance to take part? Birmingham City Council has teamed up with the city's flagship arts companies to bring the arts closer to you. The Arts Champions are inspiring, engaging and enthusing local communities by promoting the arts and supporting new intitiatives across the city. Find out more about Ladywood Arts Champions Ladywood Constituency Strategic Partnership Ladywood Constituency Strategic Partnership (CSP) brings together agencies and representatives of the community, voluntary sectors. This non-statutory body brings together key stakeholders in the Constituency to; Agree on local priorities Oversee the development and implementation of plans to meet priorities Work together to improve local services, facilities and generally the quality of life of those living and working in the Ladywood Constituency, Ladywood Constituency Children and Young People Theme Group The membership of Ladywood’s CSP is diverse, and consists of 1 Member of Parliament, 6 Elected Members (one per ward) plus Chair and Vice-Chair of Constituency Committee, senior representatives from West Midlands Police, West Midlands Fire Service and HOBtPCT. In addition, representation from Regeneration & Planning, 4 from the Ward Advisory Boards in the Constituency, 2 Young People, Registered Social Landlord, Business and Voluntary Sector, LANS network, Housing Liaison Board and Housing Department and I representative collectively from the Learning & Skills Council/Connexions/Job Centre Plus Ladywood Community Safety Statement Although overall crime is consistently falling, Ladywood Constituency has significant crime and disorder challenges. Rates of crime within the constituency are, in certain instances, significantly above the Birmingham average in some of the major crime categories. In addition to this, the city centre falls within the Constituency which, although falling, has the highest rates of violent crime, including wounding, common assault and robbery. Ward councillors (Aston, Ladywood, Nechells and Soho) have invested a significant amount of Neighbourhood Renewal Funding into projects with a crime and liveability focus as have Birmingham’s Community Safety Partnership. This investment, together with a partnership approach to impacting upon priority crime (via the Ladywood Community Safety Group) has resulted in a fall in overall crime across the constituency. Presently crime stands at -18.6% (March 07) which means Ladywood Constituency is well on target to achieving the - 20% reduction set within the Birmingham Community Strategy 2005 - 08. With regards to community safety intervention NRF and BCSP funded interventions, it is envisaged that these projects will build upon the success of previous years and contribute to further reductions in overall crime across the Ladywood Constituency.

Ladywood Census information 2001 Census of Population: Main Findings According to the 2001 Population Census there were 103,785 people resident in Ladywood Constituency. The area is 27.5 square KM in size, with a population density of 3,774 people per square KM, this compares with 3,649 people per square KM for Birmingham. 26.8% of people were aged under 16, 60% were aged between 16 and 59, while 13.2% were aged over 60. The average age was 31 , compared with 36 years for Birmingham. The minority ethnic population made up 64.9% (67,348) of the Constituency’s population, compared with 29.6% for Birmingham. 38.8% of households were owner occupied and 45.7% were rented from either the local authority, housing association or other registered social landlord. The remaining 15.5% of households rented privately or lived rent free. The Census found that 36,866 (51.4%) of the population aged 16 to 74 were working or seeking work, this compared with 60.4% for Birmingham. National Statistics have produced a set of Theme Tables which bring together more detailed statistics about particular populations. Topics include housing, economic activity, cultural background, qualifications and health. Please note that topics vary between themes. A selection of theme tables are displayed below in PDF format: All Dependent Children Older People aged 50 and over Ethnic Group - People Ethnic Group of Household Reference Person - Households All People (by Age group)