Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cradley North & Wollescote
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.97 (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 3.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Cradley North & Wollescote
Crime trends · Cradley North & Wollescote
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY +27%
ASB
1
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -45%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
7
YoY -12%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
102
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Cradley North & Wollescote
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,874
White Brit.75.1%
Pakistani13.5%
Other ethnic group: Arab2.1%
Other White2.0%
Indian1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 6.0%
Religion
Total residents: 15,872
Christian42.2%
No religion35.0%
Muslim15.9%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,868
50–6419.1%
35–4918.0%
25–3415.2%
65–7410.5%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Total households: 6,665
Other17.5%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
