Warwickshire Alcohol Health Needs Assessment (2022) - Publications

• Nationally, the proportion of men and women usually drinking over 14 units in a week varied across age groups and was most common among men and women aged 55 to 64 (Official statistics, National statistics, 2020).
• Nationally, men are more likely than women to drink at increasing and higher risk levels (Official statistics, National statistics, 2020).
• Nationally, the proportion of adults who were non-drinkers was highest in most deprived areas (29%) compared with 10% in the least deprived areas (Official statistics, National statistics, 2020).
• Nationally, men and women from less deprived areas are more likely to drink alcohol at increased risk if harm (Official statistics, National statistics, 2020) .
• Warwick District and Nuneaton & Bedworth had a significantly higher number of premises selling alcohol compared to other surrounding areas and the national average (PHE , 2021).

• Nationally, men are more likely to be admitted into hospital due to alcohol related harm/condition compared to women
• Nationally people aged 35-64 years old are most likely admitted into hospital for an alcohol-related condition
• Nuneaton & Bedworth was the only area above the regional average at 55.4 per 100,000 population alcohol related deaths (regional rate, 51.1 deaths per 100,000 population)
• 6 Out of the top 15 lower super output areas (LSOA) alcohol related admission rates in Warwickshire were from Nuneaton and Bedworth
• Admissions for under 18s was higher in all district and boroughs of Warwickshire compared to the regional and national average (PHE , 2021)

Unmet need is the number or proportion of dependent drinkers who are not accessing alcohol services. In 2018/19 it was estimated 4,018 alcohol dependent adults in Warwickshire were potentially in need of treatment. This equates to 79.9% of dependent drinkers in Warwickshire not being in alcohol treatment, this is slightly lower than the regional (83%) and national (82.4%) averages.

• There were 235 (33%) clients in alcohol treatment that successfully completed treatment out of 711 clients within the service.
• In 2020/21, 711 clients entered the service for alcohol only treatment, this being similar to previous years 2016/17 where there were 761 clients and 2017/18 where there were 729 clients. For Warwickshire (2017/18) this equates to 1.54 per 1000 residents who received alcohol treatment which is similar compared to the national rate of 1.54 per 1000.
• A majority of individuals (76%) entering the services are through self-referrals in 2020/21.

Two stakeholder events and follow up interviews from March 2021 to July 2021 facilitated a high level of engagement with key stakeholders including: Warwickshire police, treatment services, early years, secondary care, primary care, maternity services has shown that alcohol is usually not the main issue and is often used as a coping method for other problems.

This not only impacts the drinker but also on their family, friends, neighbours and the wider community. Therefore, a holistic approach should be taken to reduce the harm from alcohol.

A Warwickshire community safety partnership analyst produced data on 14th September 2021, which showed hotspots for alcohol related crime across Warwickshire.

There were fewer crimes recorded with alcohol flags in 2020/21, this may be due to various lockdowns that took place due to the COVID 19 pandemic.

The highest number of crimes committed in 2018/19 & 2019/20 was in December.

Hotspots for alcohol related crime were located in the main town centres of Warwickshire, such as: Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough, Rugby Borough, Warwick District and Stratford-upon-Avon District. There were also minor hotspots around some of the residential areas in the boroughs/districts.

Nearly half of the offences with an alcohol flag also had a domestic marker (47%) which indicates that nearly half of the alcohol related crime in the time period was domestic related.