Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wednesfield South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.64 (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 3.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wednesfield South
Crime trends · Wednesfield South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
55
YoY stable
ASB
5
YoY -77%
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -9%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
141
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wednesfield South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,267
White Brit.68.1%
Indian14.3%
White & Black Caribbean2.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
Other White2.5%
+ 3 other groups · 9.7%
Religion
Total residents: 12,275
Christian45.3%
No religion32.0%
Sikh14.1%
Not answered4.6%
Hindu2.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,276
50–6419.8%
35–4918.7%
25–3413.4%
65–749.5%
10–157.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 5,054
Other17.1%
Any member 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.6%
