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St Matthew's

EnglandWest MidlandsWalsallSt Matthew's
WARD
Avg IMD
Among the most deprived
Population
17,690
Households
7,356
Crimes · May '26
388 · 21.9 per 1k
7,356
Households
White Brit. · 42%
Ethnicity
Christian · 35%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
388 · 21.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£176,667
Median property price
540
Postcodes
7,356
Households
White Brit. · 42%
Ethnicity
Christian · 35%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
388 · 21.9 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£176,667
Median property price
540
Postcodes

Overview of St Matthew's

Coordinates52.5843, -1.9777
Postcodes
540
Population (Census)
17,690
Households (Census)
7,356
Recorded crime · May '26
388 · 21.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Matthew's

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.97 (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 1.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Sold prices in St Matthew's

Property sales · St Matthew's
HM Land Registry · St Matthew's
Average price
£241,561
YoY: -3.7%
Median price: £188,750
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Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £250,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£350k£248k£145k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26

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Police Recorded Crime in St Matthew's

Crime trends · St Matthew's
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14512196
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
136
YoY +15%
ASB
65354
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -69%
Vehicle Crime
41235
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +19%
Burglary
23144
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +47%
Criminal damage
272012
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -11%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
292113
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +44%

2 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · burglary rising

388
incidents · May '26

Demographics in St Matthew's

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,676
White Brit.42.4%
Pakistani13.7%
Indian9.5%
Other White6.8%
Bangladeshi6.4%
+ 7 other groups · 21.2%

Religion

Total residents: 17,676
Christian35.2%
Muslim25.3%
No religion23.5%
Sikh6.4%
Not answered6.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,690
35–4920.4%
50–6417.2%
25–3415.4%
20–247.9%
≤47.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.6%

Households

Total households: 7,356
Other30.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.0%
Any member 66+10.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 31.7%