Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.11 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Crime trends · Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY -10%
ASB
7
YoY -46%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
39
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,361
White Brit.90.0%
Other White3.1%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 9,367
Christian52.6%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,384
50–6421.3%
35–4918.2%
25–3412.5%
65–7412.3%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 4,196
Any member 66+15.7%
Other15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
