This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.29 (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 4.29 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Knowle
Crime trends · Knowle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
38
YoY +46%
ASB
11
YoY +22%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
5
YoY -44%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
78
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Knowle
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,599
White Brit.79.1%
Other White6.5%
Pakistani2.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
African1.8%
+ other · 8.0%
Religion
Total residents: 14,620
No religion52.6%
Christian35.0%
Not answered6.2%
Muslim4.5%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,603
35–4923.3%
50–6417.8%
25–3413.9%
10–158.3%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 5,647
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
