Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackburn South East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.92 (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 1.92 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Blackburn South East
Crime trends · Blackburn South East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY +13%
ASB
14
YoY -63%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +9%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
113
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Blackburn South East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,588
White Brit.74.7%
Other White7.5%
Indian5.9%
Pakistani5.5%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
Total residents: 10,584
Christian47.3%
No religion35.3%
Muslim10.8%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,583
35–4919.0%
50–6417.5%
25–3414.3%
10–1510.3%
5–98.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 4,126
Other18.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.0%
