Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Town Centre & The Parks
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.26 (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 4.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Town Centre & The Parks
Crime trends · Town Centre & The Parks
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY stable
ASB
6
YoY -14%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
73
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Town Centre & The Parks
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,454
White Brit.60.7%
Other White11.9%
Indian8.2%
Other Asian4.1%
African3.2%
+ 6 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Total residents: 7,453
Christian41.5%
No religion39.2%
Hindu7.0%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim3.1%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,459
35–4925.4%
25–3421.9%
50–6414.2%
10–156.7%
20–246.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Total households: 3,290
Other27.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
