Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birchington South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.36 (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 4.36 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Birchington South
Crime trends · Birchington South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY stable
ASB
10
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Birchington South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,509
White Brit.93.3%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 6,513
Christian56.2%
No religion34.9%
Not answered6.6%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,502
50–6419.7%
65–7417.5%
35–4914.1%
75–8413.6%
25–349.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.9%
Households
Total households: 3,155
Any member 66+24.1%
All members 66+18.0%
Other11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
