West Midlands

Warwick

435 on asylum support. Rank 81 nationally, 10 in West Midlands. Rate: 28.08 per 10,000 (85th percentile). Regional provider: Serco.

2025-12-31 West Midlands region 83.4% contingency

Summary

Warwick has 435 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 81 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 28.08 per 10,000 residents places it around the 85th percentile. 363 are in contingency accommodation (83.4% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.

Supported asylum in Warwick

Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.

435
474 316 158 0 Mar 2014 Dec 2025 Peak Sept 2025

Trend

-39 Latest quarter change
+433 Change across series
39 Official data points

Local numbers

Accommodation split

Dispersal accommodation 71
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 1
Contingency accommodation 363

Pathway breakdown

Supported asylum
435
Homes for Ukraine
474
Afghan programme
107
Resettlement cumulative
37

Other routes

Homes for Ukraine 474
Afghan programme 107
Resettlement cumulative 37

Population context

All pathways total 1,016
Share of local population 0.66%

Hotel evidence

No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.

No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.

Ethnic composition projection

Warwick: WBI 75.9% (2021) → 43.4% (2051). White British minority by ~2046. 80% CI: 39.7–46.7%.

Ethnic composition — Warwick

0 22 44 66 88 % of population Census 2021 White British 43% White Other 25% Asian 17% Mixed 8% Other 6% 20112021203120412051
White British White Other Asian Mixed Other 80% CI
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained

Census 2011 → 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation (σ=0.04, calibrated from NEWETHPOP validation). Not a forecast.

Religion projection

Muslim 1.6% (2021) → 3.4% (2051). Christian 47.5% → 11.1%.

Religion — Warwick

0 18 36 55 73 % Census 2021 Christian 11% No religion 68% Muslim 3% Hindu 13% Sikh 3% 2021203120412051
Christian No religion Muslim Hindu Sikh

Nativity

16.3% foreign-born (2021). Diversity: moderately diverse (entropy 0.49). 91.6% main language English.

UK-born vs foreign-born — Warwick

11 31 50 69 89 % Census 2021 UK-born 53% Foreign-born 47% 2021203120412051
UK-born Foreign-born

emerging diversity: Limited ethnic diversity. Projections primarily driven by national trends.

Why Warwick is changing

-7.5pp
National trend
-6.6pp
Age structure
-0.3pp
Local migration
-0.6pp

White British change 2011–2021. Cyan = decline. Amber = growth.

Dominant driver: national trend. Shift-share methodology following Franklin (2014).

Economy & housing by ethnicity

Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.

Employment rate

White British 60.8%
Mixed 64.2%
White Other 70.6%
Other 64.5%

Homeownership rate

White British 69.4%
Mixed 44.8%
White Other 45.7%
Other 59.4%

Degree+ qualification rate

White British 44.1%
Mixed 43.5%
White Other 55%
Other 50.1%
Source

Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.

Service demand impact

Projected impact of demographic change on local services.

Language services 8.4%

non-English speakers

Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.

Housing pressure +31.1pp

foreign-born growth to 2051

High foreign-born population growth will drive additional housing demand, particularly in the private rented sector.

EAL demand +0pp

EAL growth

EAL demand growth is moderate.

National benchmarks

Supported asylum count

National distribution.

435
low median top 10% high
Supported asylum rate

Per 10,000 residents.

28.08
low median top 10% high
Contingency accommodation

Hotel and contingency placements.

363
low median top 10% high

Regional peers

Top 6 in West Midlands by supported asylum.

Birmingham
2,637
Coventry
1,719
Sandwell
1,595
Wolverhampton
1,318
Stoke-on-Trent
1,279
Warwick
This area | 435