This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.24 (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 4.24 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Valley
Crime trends · Valley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY +14%
ASB
31
YoY +41%
Vehicle Crime
21
YoY +24%
Burglary
7
YoY +133%
Criminal damage
6
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
164
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Valley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,781
White Brit.37.1%
Other White14.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group7.2%
Caribbean7.1%
Pakistani6.8%
+ 9 other groups · 27.0%
Religion
Total residents: 14,772
Christian47.4%
No religion20.8%
Muslim19.0%
Not answered6.9%
Other religion2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,765
35–4921.1%
50–6419.5%
25–3414.2%
10–158.1%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Total households: 5,283
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Other12.9%
Any member 66+11.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.9%
