This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.22 (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 4.22 (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
298
YoY +31%
ASB
203
YoY +37%
Vehicle Crime
23
YoY stable
Burglary
43
YoY +126%
Criminal damage
44
YoY +47%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
983
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 19,660
White Brit.50.4%
Other White12.9%
African7.8%
Chinese7.3%
Indian3.7%
+ 6 other groups · 17.9%
Religion
Total residents: 19,646
No religion52.6%
Christian20.7%
Muslim11.3%
Not answered10.1%
Hindu2.1%
+ 2 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 19,624
20–2430.2%
25–3423.1%
16–1918.1%
35–4911.9%
50–646.0%
+ 5 other age groups · 10.6%
Households
Total households: 6,986
Other38.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over18.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children5.4%
