Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Leigh Park Hermitage
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.79 (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 1.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Leigh Park Hermitage
Crime trends · Leigh Park Hermitage
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
48
YoY -36%
ASB
21
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
4
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
131
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Leigh Park Hermitage
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,176
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Total residents: 14,186
No religion60.9%
Christian32.3%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,179
50–6418.4%
35–4918.3%
25–3414.5%
10–159.8%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 5,431
Other13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.2%
Any member 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
