Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Longton & Meir Hay South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.20 (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 2.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Longton & Meir Hay South
Crime trends · Longton & Meir Hay South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
26
YoY +18%
ASB
16
YoY +129%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
9
YoY +350%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
110
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Longton & Meir Hay South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,630
White Brit.88.5%
Pakistani4.0%
Other White2.2%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 7,627
Christian51.3%
No religion37.2%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim5.1%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,626
50–6421.8%
35–4917.6%
25–3413.8%
65–7411.4%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 3,557
Other20.1%
Any member 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
