Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Paston and Walton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.27 (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 3.27 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Paston and Walton
Crime trends · Paston and Walton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
50
YoY -11%
ASB
27
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -14%
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -74%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
130
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Paston and Walton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,238
White Brit.67.0%
Other White15.7%
Pakistani2.8%
Indian2.1%
African2.1%
+ 3 other groups · 10.3%
Religion
Total residents: 12,250
Christian46.3%
No religion38.9%
Muslim6.3%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,245
35–4921.2%
50–6417.8%
25–3414.6%
10–158.7%
65–747.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Total households: 4,993
Other18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.1%
Any member 66+11.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
