This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.69 (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 2.69 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Fairfield
Crime trends · Fairfield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
99
YoY -18%
ASB
103
YoY +7%
Vehicle Crime
16
YoY +78%
Burglary
13
YoY +30%
Criminal damage
21
YoY +11%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
54
YoY +8%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · vehicle crime rising
468
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Fairfield
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,808
White Brit.23.5%
Other White17.9%
African12.8%
Indian9.3%
Caribbean7.9%
+ 9 other groups · 28.6%
Religion
Total residents: 16,807
Christian43.8%
No religion28.6%
Muslim11.1%
Not answered7.6%
Hindu6.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,810
25–3429.8%
35–4925.5%
50–6411.6%
≤48.2%
20–247.2%
+ 5 other age groups · 17.7%
Households
Total households: 7,951
Other33.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.3%
