Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birchills Leamore
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.44 (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 1.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Birchills Leamore
Crime trends · Birchills Leamore
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY -68%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -67%
Burglary
18
YoY +260%
Criminal damage
10
YoY -23%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
31
YoY -34%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
186
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Birchills Leamore
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,292
White Brit.62.9%
Pakistani12.7%
Other White4.6%
African4.5%
Indian4.4%
+ 4 other groups · 10.9%
Religion
Total residents: 18,308
Christian41.9%
No religion32.4%
Muslim15.9%
Not answered5.2%
Sikh2.7%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,323
35–4919.1%
50–6416.7%
25–3415.1%
10–158.7%
≤48.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Total households: 7,132
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Any member 66+11.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
