This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.62 (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 3.62 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Besses
Crime trends · Besses
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
0
YoY stable
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
1
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Besses
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,117
White Brit.76.4%
Other White4.7%
Pakistani3.6%
African2.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 4 other groups · 11.2%
Religion
Total residents: 13,092
Christian50.5%
No religion34.2%
Muslim5.9%
Not answered4.6%
Jewish3.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,092
35–4921.0%
50–6418.6%
25–3414.4%
10–158.7%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 5,527
Other17.3%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
