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Washburn & Birstwith

WARD
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
6,550
Households
2,764
Crimes · Mar '26
27 · 4.1 per 1k
2,764
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
27 · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
458
Postcodes
2,764
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 62%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
27 · 4.1 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
458
Postcodes

Overview of Washburn & Birstwith

Coordinates53.9745, -1.6653
Postcodes
458
Population (Census)
6,550
Households (Census)
2,764
Recorded crime · Mar '26
27 · 4.1 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Washburn & Birstwith

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.55 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.55 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Washburn & Birstwith

Crime trends · Washburn & Birstwith
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +43%
ASB
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

27
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Washburn & Birstwith

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,541
White Brit.95.0%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 2.9%

Religion

Total residents: 6,540
Christian61.5%
No religion31.6%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.5%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,550
50–6427.6%
35–4916.5%
65–7413.2%
75–849.1%
25–347.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%

Households

Total households: 2,764
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
All members 66+16.8%
Any member 66+11.8%
Other10.7%
+ 7 other households · 25.8%