This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.62 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Beam
Crime trends · Beam
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +26%
ASB
17
YoY -11%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -14%
Burglary
5
YoY -44%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
95
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Beam
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,286
White Brit.30.8%
African21.0%
Other White14.6%
Bangladeshi8.3%
Pakistani4.2%
+ 7 other groups · 21.1%
Religion
Total residents: 9,285
Christian54.4%
Muslim18.9%
No religion17.0%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,281
35–4922.5%
50–6415.8%
25–3413.1%
10–1511.3%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 3,026
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.1%
