This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.81 (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 2.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wensum
Crime trends · Wensum
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +11%
ASB
3
YoY -25%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +300%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
51
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wensum
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,870
White Brit.77.8%
Other White8.3%
African2.2%
Other Asian1.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 8.4%
Religion
Total residents: 13,901
No religion55.7%
Christian31.7%
Not answered6.8%
Muslim3.4%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,898
35–4919.0%
25–3415.9%
50–6414.6%
20–2413.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Total households: 5,971
Other23.7%
Any member 66+11.3%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
