Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.35 (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 2.35 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Crime trends · Thornley & Wheatley Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27
YoY +59%
ASB
11
YoY -21%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
5
YoY +150%
Criminal damage
13
YoY +8%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
89
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,691
White Brit.96.6%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Total residents: 5,686
Christian57.0%
No religion37.2%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,689
50–6421.7%
35–4917.7%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.1%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 2,592
Other19.4%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
All members 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
