This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.28 (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 3.28 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brownswood
Crime trends · Brownswood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +30%
ASB
17
YoY +13%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
6
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
58
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brownswood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,982
White Brit.37.0%
Other White20.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group8.4%
African7.8%
Caribbean4.1%
+ 11 other groups · 22.7%
Religion
Total residents: 9,989
No religion44.4%
Christian28.8%
Muslim11.0%
Not answered8.1%
Jewish2.7%
+ 2 other religions · 5.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,990
25–3430.2%
35–4924.5%
50–6412.9%
20–246.8%
≤45.6%
+ 5 other age groups · 19.9%
Households
Total households: 4,526
Other28.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.0%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.8%
