This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.70 (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 3.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Whalebone
Crime trends · Whalebone
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY -41%
ASB
10
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -38%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
46
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Whalebone
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,271
White Brit.26.1%
Other White12.9%
African12.2%
Indian11.7%
Pakistani9.6%
+ 7 other groups · 27.5%
Religion
Total residents: 15,265
Christian42.5%
Muslim24.1%
No religion15.4%
Hindu7.5%
Not answered5.1%
+ 1 other religions · 5.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,250
35–4923.8%
25–3415.9%
50–6414.7%
10–159.1%
≤49.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 5,035
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.0%
