This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.00 (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 3.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Waterhead
Crime trends · Waterhead
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearFeb '24 – Jan '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY +100%
ASB
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Feb '24Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Jan '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
1
incidents · Jan '26
Demographics in Waterhead
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,841
White Brit.57.5%
Pakistani27.9%
African2.8%
Other White2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 7.7%
Religion
Total residents: 14,845
Christian39.6%
Muslim30.9%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,835
35–4920.2%
50–6416.5%
25–3414.4%
10–159.0%
≤48.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.5%
Households
Total households: 5,509
Other19.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
Any member 66+10.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
