Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whalley & Painter Wood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.26 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.26 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Whalley & Painter Wood
Crime trends · Whalley & Painter Wood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY stable
ASB
2
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
10
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Whalley & Painter Wood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 3,464
White Brit.95.0%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Total residents: 3,467
Christian69.5%
No religion23.9%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 3,464
50–6423.9%
35–4916.6%
65–7414.8%
75–8410.8%
25–348.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Total households: 1,647
Any member 66+19.8%
All members 66+14.6%
Other14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.6%
