Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Kirkley & Pakefield
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.15 (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 3.15 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Kirkley & Pakefield
Crime trends · Kirkley & Pakefield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
55
YoY +57%
ASB
4
YoY -60%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +25%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
15
YoY +88%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
111
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Kirkley & Pakefield
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,384
White Brit.93.0%
Other White2.7%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 14,367
No religion47.1%
Christian44.2%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,296
50–6421.2%
35–4916.1%
65–7413.4%
25–3411.3%
75–849.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 6,862
Other21.0%
Any member 66+20.2%
All members 66+11.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
