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Birmingham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
1,144,473
Households
422,997
Crimes · Mar '26
9,391 · 8.2 per 1k
422,997
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
9,391 · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
21,529
Postcodes
422,997
Households
White Brit. · 43%
Ethnicity
Christian · 34%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
9,391 · 8.2 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
21,529
Postcodes

Overview of Birmingham

Coordinates52.4790, -1.8844
Postcodes
21,529
Population (Census)
1,144,473
Households (Census)
422,997
Recorded crime · Mar '26
9,391 · 8.2 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Birmingham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.98 (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 2.98 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Birmingham

Crime trends · Birmingham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4,187
YoY stable
ASB
325
YoY -61%
Vehicle Crime
868
YoY +11%
Burglary
434
YoY stable
Criminal damage
734
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

9,391
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Birmingham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,144,646
White Brit.42.9%
Pakistani17.1%
African5.8%
Indian5.8%
Bangladeshi4.2%
+ 11 other groups · 24.2%

Religion

Total residents: 1,144,557
Christian34.0%
Muslim29.9%
No religion24.1%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh2.9%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,144,473
35–4919.4%
50–6416.2%
25–3414.6%
10–158.7%
20–248.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.0%

Households

Total households: 422,997
Other20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.3%