Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wantage Charlton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.79 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.79 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wantage Charlton
Crime trends · Wantage Charlton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY +50%
ASB
2
YoY -78%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -57%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
36
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wantage Charlton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,591
White Brit.88.2%
Other White4.9%
+ other · 6.9%
Religion
Total residents: 8,591
No religion46.3%
Christian45.8%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,609
50–6419.2%
35–4918.7%
25–3413.0%
65–7410.5%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 3,907
Other18.9%
Any member 66+16.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
All members 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
