Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.61 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.61 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Crime trends · Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY +200%
ASB
5
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
42
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,256
White Brit.97.2%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Total residents: 7,246
Christian70.0%
No religion24.4%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,247
50–6423.4%
35–4917.4%
65–7414.6%
75–8410.0%
25–348.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
Total households: 3,150
All members 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.3%
Any member 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.2%
Other10.4%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%
Postcode Districts in Eccleston, Heskin & Charnock Richard