Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Garforth & Swillington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.75 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.75 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Garforth & Swillington
Crime trends · Garforth & Swillington
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -51%
ASB
14
YoY +27%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
10
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -38%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
82
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Garforth & Swillington
Ethnicity
Total residents: 22,632
White Brit.94.1%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 4.5%
Religion
Total residents: 22,626
Christian54.3%
No religion38.9%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 22,613
50–6420.5%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.4%
25–3410.9%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 9,626
Any member 66+15.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
All members 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%