Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Banister & Polygon
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.07 (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 5.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Banister & Polygon
Crime trends · Banister & Polygon
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY -36%
ASB
18
YoY +125%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +125%
Burglary
9
YoY +12%
Criminal damage
11
YoY +10%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
176
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Banister & Polygon
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,877
White Brit.50.2%
Other White19.2%
Indian5.3%
Chinese4.6%
African3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Total residents: 17,892
No religion43.9%
Christian34.6%
Not answered8.8%
Muslim6.4%
Hindu2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,888
20–2424.6%
25–3422.5%
35–4917.8%
50–649.0%
16–198.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.7%
Households
Total households: 7,020
Other31.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
