Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Darlaston South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.84 (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 1.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Darlaston South
Crime trends · Darlaston South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
96
YoY +63%
ASB
5
YoY -69%
Vehicle Crime
22
YoY +144%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
11
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
170
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Darlaston South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,753
White Brit.67.1%
Indian8.7%
Other White5.3%
Pakistani3.4%
African3.0%
+ 5 other groups · 12.5%
Religion
Total residents: 17,747
Christian43.1%
No religion36.1%
Muslim7.0%
Sikh5.5%
Not answered4.9%
+ 2 other religions · 3.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,753
35–4920.2%
50–6416.0%
25–3414.8%
10–159.7%
5–98.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 6,817
Other17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
