Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Sowerby & Topcliffe
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Sowerby & Topcliffe
Crime trends · Sowerby & Topcliffe
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +225%
ASB
5
YoY +150%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
18
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Sowerby & Topcliffe
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,785
White Brit.93.2%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Total residents: 7,789
Christian56.2%
No religion37.5%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,798
50–6419.8%
35–4917.4%
25–3414.0%
65–7411.0%
75–847.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Total households: 3,325
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Any member 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
