This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.82 (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 3.82 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Birtley
Crime trends · Birtley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY -26%
ASB
20
YoY +233%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
7
YoY +75%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -57%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
68
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Birtley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,276
White Brit.93.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 8,276
Christian53.4%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,277
50–6422.1%
35–4917.7%
65–7411.8%
25–3411.3%
75–848.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 3,687
Other16.7%
Any member 66+15.7%
All members 66+11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
