Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Balderstone & Kirkholt
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.38 (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 2.38 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Crime trends · Balderstone & Kirkholt
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Balderstone & Kirkholt
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,747
White Brit.63.8%
Pakistani16.1%
Other White5.3%
African4.8%
Other Asian1.5%
+ 2 other groups · 8.5%
Religion
Total residents: 12,749
Christian45.8%
No religion28.3%
Muslim19.9%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,743
35–4920.0%
50–6416.8%
25–3414.8%
10–159.1%
5–98.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.1%
Households
Total households: 5,034
Other18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
