Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.10 (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 7.10 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh
Crime trends · Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY +25%
ASB
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
14
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Birling, Leybourne & Ryarsh
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,187
White Brit.92.0%
Other White1.8%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Total residents: 6,202
Christian47.0%
No religion45.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,193
35–4921.2%
50–6419.2%
25–3415.8%
65–748.9%
≤47.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 2,473
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.3%
Other13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
