This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.74 (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 3.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brownhills
Crime trends · Brownhills
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY stable
ASB
10
YoY +900%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
2
YoY -60%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +167%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
49
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brownhills
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,422
White Brit.90.8%
Other White2.0%
Indian1.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 13,453
Christian50.5%
No religion41.0%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,464
50–6420.9%
35–4918.1%
25–3412.6%
65–749.3%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 5,577
Other16.2%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
