Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Mersey & Weston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.73 (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 2.73 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Mersey & Weston
Crime trends · Mersey & Weston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY -48%
ASB
8
YoY +14%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
64
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Mersey & Weston
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,429
White Brit.92.4%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 5.3%
Religion
Total residents: 9,436
Christian49.3%
No religion44.5%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,443
50–6420.6%
35–4919.8%
25–3416.0%
65–749.5%
20–246.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Total households: 4,504
Other25.9%
Any member 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.0%
