Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Balsall Heath West
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.03 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.03 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Balsall Heath West
Crime trends · Balsall Heath West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
44
YoY -15%
ASB
5
YoY -29%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -50%
Burglary
9
YoY -10%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
101
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Balsall Heath West
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,586
Pakistani29.7%
Other ethnic group: Arab14.5%
White Brit.12.4%
African9.1%
Caribbean5.4%
+ 10 other groups · 29.0%
Religion
Total residents: 15,576
Muslim62.7%
Christian17.0%
No religion11.2%
Not answered5.8%
Sikh1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,593
35–4918.8%
25–3415.9%
50–6414.6%
10–159.9%
20–249.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 5,048
Other25.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
