Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.15 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Crime trends · Ashton-in-Makerfield South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '23 – Sep '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
2
incidents · Sep '25
Demographics in Ashton-in-Makerfield South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 11,756
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 11,763
Christian67.3%
No religion27.2%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 11,757
50–6421.7%
35–4918.0%
65–7412.3%
25–3411.3%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 4,955
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.4%
Other14.1%
Any member 66+12.7%
All members 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
