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Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
4,406
Households
2,428
Crimes · Mar '26
7 · 1.6 per 1k
2,428
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
7 · 1.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
119
Postcodes
2,428
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
7 · 1.6 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
119
Postcodes

Overview of Leek West

Coordinates53.1048, -2.0402
Postcodes
119
Population (Census)
4,406
Households (Census)
2,428
Recorded crime · Mar '26
7 · 1.6 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leek West

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.50 (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 7.50 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Leek West

Crime trends · Leek West
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -50%
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising

7
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Leek West

Ethnicity

Total residents: 4,410
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 3.1%

Religion

Total residents: 4,414
Christian56.1%
No religion36.6%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 4,406
50–6423.3%
35–4917.0%
65–7414.5%
25–3410.6%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%

Households

Total households: 2,428
With dependent children85.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over14.5%

Postcode Districts in Leek West