Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.49 (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 2.49 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Crime trends · Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
77
YoY +13%
ASB
6
YoY -70%
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY stable
Burglary
7
YoY +17%
Criminal damage
23
YoY +44%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
68
YoY +94%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · criminal damage rising
232
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,272
White Brit.83.2%
Pakistani4.9%
Other White2.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
African1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.2%
Religion
Total residents: 16,262
No religion44.1%
Christian40.8%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim6.5%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,268
35–4919.2%
50–6417.7%
25–3416.2%
65–748.4%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Total households: 7,301
Other24.9%
Any member 66+11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
+ 8 other households · 34.8%
Postcode Districts in Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
