This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.12 (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 4.12 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Ashton
Crime trends · Ashton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -22%
ASB
11
YoY -31%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
4
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
40
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Ashton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,103
White Brit.91.7%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 8,110
Christian57.3%
No religion35.0%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,116
50–6424.4%
35–4916.8%
65–7413.5%
25–3410.5%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 3,943
Other23.5%
Any member 66+17.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
All members 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.4%
