This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.68 (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 3.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dalton
Crime trends · Dalton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
68
YoY stable
ASB
17
YoY -15%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -67%
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
157
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dalton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,717
White Brit.69.9%
Pakistani7.1%
White & Black Caribbean3.9%
Other White3.2%
Caribbean3.0%
+ 5 other groups · 13.0%
Religion
Total residents: 18,738
Christian42.2%
No religion39.1%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,750
50–6420.3%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.0%
65–749.6%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 8,190
Other20.6%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
