Old Town Area Report | Postcodes, Deprivation & Local Data | Sipuha
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Avg IMD
Around average
Population
13,203
Households
5,988
Crimes · Mar '26
67 · 5.1 per 1k
5,988
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
67 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
305
Postcodes
5,988
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
67 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
305
Postcodes

Overview of Old Town

Coordinates53.5614, -1.4892
Postcodes
305
Population (Census)
13,203
Households (Census)
5,988
Recorded crime · Mar '26
67 · 5.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Old Town

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.67 (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 4.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Old Town

Crime trends · Old Town
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
31
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -29%
Burglary
3
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving

67
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Old Town

Ethnicity

Total residents: 13,218
White Brit.89.7%
Other White4.8%
+ other · 5.4%

Religion

Total residents: 13,211
Christian52.3%
No religion40.5%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 13,203
50–6421.4%
35–4920.5%
25–3413.3%
65–7410.2%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%

Households

Total households: 5,988
Other20.8%
Any member 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.5%
All members 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.5%

Postcode Districts in Old Town