Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.93 (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 3.93 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
Crime trends · Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY +62%
ASB
4
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -18%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
9
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
94
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Upper Gornal & Woodsetton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,888
White Brit.87.6%
Indian2.0%
White & Black Caribbean1.9%
Other White1.5%
Pakistani1.4%
+ 2 other groups · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 14,902
Christian53.1%
No religion37.6%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim2.1%
Sikh1.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,892
50–6420.7%
35–4917.9%
25–3413.0%
65–749.6%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Total households: 6,103
Other15.0%
Any member 66+13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.3%
