Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Mary's & St James'
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.97 (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 3.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in St Mary's & St James'
Crime trends · St Mary's & St James'
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
33
YoY +43%
ASB
30
YoY +36%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -73%
Burglary
7
YoY stable
Criminal damage
10
YoY +233%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
179
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in St Mary's & St James'
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,156
White Brit.44.5%
Other White22.1%
African5.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group4.7%
White Irish3.2%
+ 9 other groups · 20.1%
Religion
Total residents: 13,142
No religion44.1%
Christian35.4%
Muslim8.2%
Not answered7.6%
Jewish1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,158
25–3429.4%
35–4921.0%
50–6416.4%
20–246.7%
65–745.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.9%
Households
Total households: 6,323
Other28.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
