Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wednesbury South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.22 (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 2.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wednesbury South
Crime trends · Wednesbury South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY +13%
ASB
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
18
YoY +80%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
37
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
119
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wednesbury South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,139
White Brit.55.2%
Indian16.7%
Other White4.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.6%
Caribbean3.5%
+ 6 other groups · 16.1%
Religion
Total residents: 17,127
Christian42.2%
No religion25.4%
Sikh14.6%
Muslim8.2%
Not answered4.9%
+ 1 other religions · 4.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,130
35–4920.1%
50–6418.8%
25–3413.8%
65–748.8%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%
Households
Total households: 6,615
Other17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+12.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
