This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.02 (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 3.02 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Whitley
Crime trends · Whitley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
42
YoY +62%
ASB
9
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -43%
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +600%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
100
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Whitley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 12,578
White Brit.50.2%
Other White9.9%
African6.3%
Indian6.3%
Pakistani6.2%
+ 9 other groups · 21.1%
Religion
Total residents: 12,579
Christian39.7%
No religion35.4%
Muslim11.2%
Not answered5.5%
Hindu5.1%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,570
35–4922.8%
25–3418.9%
50–6415.6%
10–157.9%
≤46.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 4,876
Other19.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
