Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.46 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.46 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Crime trends · Leigh Central & Higher Folds
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '23 – Sep '25
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Oct '23Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Sep '25
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Sep '25
Demographics in Leigh Central & Higher Folds
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,220
White Brit.84.4%
Other White4.9%
Pakistani2.1%
African1.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Total residents: 16,214
Christian57.7%
No religion32.9%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim3.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,223
35–4920.0%
50–6419.4%
25–3416.8%
65–748.5%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Total households: 7,389
Other26.9%
Any member 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.5%
+ 8 other households · 35.8%
Postcode Districts in Leigh Central & Higher Folds
