Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.94 (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 6.94 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
Crime trends · Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY -69%
ASB
6
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY stable
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
59
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hipperholme and Lightcliffe
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,380
White Brit.92.8%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 12,355
Christian52.2%
No religion40.2%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,385
50–6422.3%
35–4919.4%
65–7411.7%
25–3410.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 5,371
Other16.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Any member 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
