This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.96 (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 2.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Western
Crime trends · Western
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
70
YoY -26%
ASB
29
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY -10%
Burglary
8
YoY -27%
Criminal damage
27
YoY +8%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
193
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Western
Ethnicity
Total residents: 22,700
White Brit.61.4%
Other White8.7%
African7.1%
Indian6.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
+ 5 other groups · 13.2%
Religion
Total residents: 22,706
No religion41.5%
Christian37.5%
Muslim9.8%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu3.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 22,712
35–4920.5%
50–6417.1%
25–3412.8%
10–1510.5%
5–98.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Total households: 8,448
Other17.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.5%
Any member 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.3%
