The Ultimate Police Handbook
Ethnicity Codes
Ethnicity Codes
18+1 Codes
Asian or British Asian (A)
A1Indian
A2Pakistani
A3Bangladeshi
A4Chinese
A9Any other Asian background
Black or Black British (B)
B1Caribbean
B2African
B9Any other Black background
Mixed (M)
M1White and Black Caribbean
M2White and Black African
M3White and Asian
M9Any other mixed background
Other Ethnic Group (O)
O2Arab
O9Any other ethnic group
White (W)
W1British
W2Irish
W3Gypsy or Irish Traveller
W9Any other White background
IC Codes
IC1White – North European
IC2White – South European
IC3Black
IC4Asian (South Asian)
IC5Chinese/Japanese/South East Asian
IC6Arab or North African
IC9Unknown