Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birchington North
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Birchington North
Crime trends · Birchington North
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY -83%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
2
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Birchington North
Ethnicity
Total residents: 3,886
White Brit.93.0%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 5.1%
Religion
Total residents: 3,888
Christian60.3%
No religion32.6%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 3,873
50–6422.4%
65–7422.0%
75–8415.3%
35–4912.2%
85 years and over7.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 21.1%
Households
Total households: 1,871
Any member 66+24.5%
All members 66+22.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.9%
Other9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
