This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.90 (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 2.90 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dewsbury East
Crime trends · Dewsbury East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
87
YoY stable
ASB
18
YoY -28%
Vehicle Crime
13
YoY +160%
Burglary
10
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
9
YoY -40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
232
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dewsbury East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 21,323
White Brit.71.3%
Pakistani13.5%
Indian6.3%
Other White3.0%
Other Asian1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 4.8%
Religion
Total residents: 21,339
Christian38.1%
No religion34.5%
Muslim20.8%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 21,312
35–4919.7%
50–6418.7%
25–3414.4%
65–748.4%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 8,709
Other19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.8%
Any member 66+12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
