This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.80 (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 2.80 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Central
Crime trends · Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
101
YoY stable
ASB
45
YoY +73%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -50%
Burglary
4
YoY -73%
Criminal damage
27
YoY +8%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
288
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,414
White Brit.78.8%
Other White14.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.3%
African1.0%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 13,392
Christian51.6%
No religion39.7%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,407
35–4920.7%
25–3419.0%
50–6418.8%
65–748.8%
20–246.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Total households: 6,349
Other26.3%
Any member 66+10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.9%
