Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bidston and St James
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.24 (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 1.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bidston and St James
Crime trends · Bidston and St James
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
71
YoY +11%
ASB
14
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +18%
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
19
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
204
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bidston and St James
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,726
White Brit.90.1%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 6.7%
Religion
Total residents: 17,705
Christian51.6%
No religion40.7%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,718
50–6419.0%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.4%
65–748.7%
10–158.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Total households: 7,960
Other24.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.1%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.6%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.0%
