Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southtown and Cobholm
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.55 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.55 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Southtown and Cobholm
Crime trends · Southtown and Cobholm
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY -19%
ASB
6
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
8
YoY +60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
63
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Southtown and Cobholm
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,691
White Brit.79.7%
Other White11.8%
African1.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 5,688
No religion52.9%
Christian37.9%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.0%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,688
35–4919.5%
50–6418.5%
25–3416.0%
10–158.3%
≤47.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 30.2%
Households
Total households: 2,435
Other25.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.6%
Any member 66+9.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.9%
