Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bentley Heath & The Royds
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.86 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.86 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bentley Heath & The Royds
Crime trends · Bentley Heath & The Royds
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY +33%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
18
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bentley Heath & The Royds
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,077
White Brit.63.6%
Other White10.2%
Indian6.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.4%
White Irish2.6%
+ 5 other groups · 13.2%
Religion
Total residents: 7,057
Christian52.6%
No religion27.1%
Not answered6.4%
Hindu4.9%
Muslim4.4%
+ 2 other religions · 4.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,856
75–8471.7%
16–195.8%
35–494.8%
65–744.4%
25–344.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.9%
Households
Total households: 2,817
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Any member 66+16.1%
All members 66+12.8%
Other9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
