Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.08 (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 1.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Crime trends · Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
88
YoY -7%
ASB
3
YoY -79%
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY +31%
Burglary
10
YoY +43%
Criminal damage
13
YoY -7%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
183
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 30,181
Pakistani47.7%
Bangladeshi11.3%
Other ethnic group: Arab8.2%
White Brit.6.7%
African6.1%
+ 7 other groups · 20.0%
Religion
Total residents: 30,187
Muslim77.7%
Christian9.3%
Not answered5.8%
No religion4.6%
Hindu1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 30,176
35–4920.7%
25–3414.8%
50–6412.6%
10–1511.4%
20–248.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Total households: 8,515
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children24.7%
Other17.9%
With dependent children11.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.3%
+ 8 other households · 28.2%
Postcode Districts in Sparkbrook & Balsall Heath East
