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Droitwich South West

Ward

North west Wychavon. About 6,893 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Droitwich South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,885
4,106th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Droitwich South West compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Droitwich South WestMiddle
Population27 wards, Wychavon · 2021
Population: every ward in Wychavon27 areas from 2,701 to 8,670. The middle area is 5,424. Droitwich South West is 6,885.
6,8854th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares27 wards, Wychavon · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Wychavon27 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 46.0%. Droitwich South West is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Wychavon · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wychavon27 areas from 26.4% to 99.6%. The middle area is 79.7%. Droitwich South West is 91.7%.
91.7%8th highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Wychavon · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wychavon27 areas from 0.9% to 5.3%. The middle area is 2.4%. Droitwich South West is 3.8%.
3.8%3rd highest

Is Droitwich South West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Droitwich South West at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 64.5 per 1,000 people across Wychavon.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 31 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Droitwich South West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (169), shoplifting (131) and anti-social behaviour (58).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Wychavon

These figures are published for the whole of Wychavon, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wychavon and not Droitwich South West alone. See Wychavon

Average house price
£322,210
Down 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,175
99th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.9×
Joint 94th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
15.8
Joint 108th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Droitwich South West in brief

Droitwich South West had 6,885 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Droitwich South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Droitwich South West, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Droitwich South West, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.