Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Brambles & Thorntree
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brambles & Thorntree
Crime trends · Brambles & Thorntree
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
47
YoY stable
ASB
14
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
20
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
25
YoY +257%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising
151
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brambles & Thorntree
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,206
White Brit.92.9%
Other White1.4%
African1.3%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 9,205
No religion52.6%
Christian40.4%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,191
50–6417.5%
35–4916.6%
25–3414.2%
10–1510.5%
5–98.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.2%
Households
Total households: 3,687
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.0%
Other19.3%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.7%
