This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.76 (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 3.76 (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
86
YoY +18%
ASB
60
YoY +36%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -60%
Burglary
6
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
25
YoY +56%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
308
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,577
White Brit.73.8%
Other White10.0%
Other Asian3.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.6%
+ 4 other groups · 9.4%
Religion
Total residents: 10,552
No religion48.0%
Christian38.8%
Not answered6.9%
Muslim2.8%
Buddhist1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 10,545
35–4922.1%
50–6419.0%
25–3416.8%
65–748.1%
75–846.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 5,477
Other32.1%
Any member 66+15.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
