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Failsworth West

EnglandNorth WestOldhamFailsworth West
WARD
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
11,455
Households
4,922
Crimes · Mar '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k
4,922
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
270
Postcodes
4,922
Households
White Brit. · 85%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1 · 0.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
270
Postcodes

Overview of Failsworth West

Coordinates53.5044, -2.1627
Postcodes
270
Population (Census)
11,455
Households (Census)
4,922
Recorded crime · Mar '26
1 · 0.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Failsworth West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.47 (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 3.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Failsworth West

Crime trends · Failsworth West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

1
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Failsworth West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 11,476
White Brit.85.2%
African3.2%
Other White2.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Pakistani1.1%
+ other · 6.9%

Religion

Total residents: 11,461
Christian59.6%
No religion32.7%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 0.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,455
50–6420.3%
35–4917.4%
25–3414.8%
65–749.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%

Households

Total households: 4,922
Other15.9%
Any member 66+14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 39.6%

Postcode Districts in Failsworth West