Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bowling and Barkerend
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.06 (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 1.06 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bowling and Barkerend
Crime trends · Bowling and Barkerend
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
186
YoY -15%
ASB
29
YoY -22%
Vehicle Crime
37
YoY +68%
Burglary
28
YoY +133%
Criminal damage
37
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
450
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bowling and Barkerend
Ethnicity
Total residents: 29,147
Pakistani40.2%
White Brit.28.6%
Bangladeshi7.3%
Other White5.9%
Indian3.3%
+ 4 other groups · 14.7%
Religion
Total residents: 29,138
Muslim52.7%
Christian22.0%
No religion16.7%
Not answered5.7%
Sikh1.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 29,144
35–4920.4%
25–3415.1%
50–6413.7%
10–1510.8%
5–98.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 9,988
Other22.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
