Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Barton & Sandhills
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.27 (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 4.27 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Barton & Sandhills
Crime trends · Barton & Sandhills
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28
YoY +115%
ASB
2
YoY -80%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
47
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Barton & Sandhills
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,264
White Brit.51.8%
Other White11.4%
Other Asian6.5%
African5.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.9%
+ 10 other groups · 19.7%
Religion
Total residents: 7,271
Christian46.7%
No religion34.4%
Muslim9.8%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu1.5%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,226
35–4922.2%
25–3418.5%
50–6415.8%
10–158.9%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Total households: 2,664
Other17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
