Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for March West & Benwick
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.47 (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 3.47 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in March West & Benwick
Crime trends · March West & Benwick
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +118%
ASB
6
YoY +500%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
42
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in March West & Benwick
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,205
White Brit.87.8%
Other White4.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
African1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 7,205
Christian46.4%
No religion43.6%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,210
50–6420.8%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.7%
65–7411.0%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Total households: 2,863
Any member 66+13.8%
Other13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
