Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Newtown and St Leonard's
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.24 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Newtown and St Leonard's
Crime trends · Newtown and St Leonard's
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY +56%
ASB
8
YoY +167%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY -20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
36
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Newtown and St Leonard's
Ethnicity
Total residents: 11,048
White Brit.73.4%
Other White9.5%
Chinese3.7%
Other Asian2.1%
Indian1.8%
+ 4 other groups · 9.5%
Religion
Total residents: 11,040
No religion50.7%
Christian34.8%
Not answered8.6%
Muslim2.9%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 11,055
20–2420.4%
35–4917.3%
25–3415.3%
50–6414.4%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.4%
Households
Total households: 4,663
Other28.0%
Any member 66+14.1%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%