This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.81 (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 3.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Oldham
Crime trends · Oldham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY -50%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving
2
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Oldham
Ethnicity
Total residents: 242,056
White Brit.65.2%
Pakistani13.5%
Bangladeshi9.0%
African2.5%
Other White2.0%
+ 2 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 242,104
Christian44.9%
No religion25.0%
Muslim24.4%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 242,012
35–4919.1%
50–6418.1%
25–3413.1%
10–158.9%
65–748.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.0%
Households
Total households: 93,118
Other16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.4%
Any member 66+12.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
