Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bushbury South & Low Hill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.58 (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 1.58 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bushbury South & Low Hill
Crime trends · Bushbury South & Low Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY -8%
ASB
4
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
11
YoY -21%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bushbury South & Low Hill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,764
White Brit.53.4%
African8.7%
Indian7.8%
Other White7.2%
Caribbean6.5%
+ 5 other groups · 16.4%
Religion
Total residents: 16,763
Christian46.2%
No religion34.6%
Not answered6.2%
Sikh6.1%
Muslim4.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,764
35–4920.4%
50–6416.0%
25–3413.7%
10–1511.3%
5–99.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 6,239
Lone parent family: With dependent children16.5%
Other15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Any member 66+10.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.9%
