This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.50 (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 2.50 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Breightmet
Crime trends · Breightmet
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
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 · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Breightmet
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,878
White Brit.85.0%
African3.1%
Other White2.5%
White & Black Caribbean1.8%
Pakistani1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%
Religion
Total residents: 17,899
Christian53.8%
No religion36.7%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,874
35–4919.1%
50–6418.5%
25–3411.9%
65–749.9%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 7,299
Other17.4%
Any member 66+12.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
