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Wigton

WARD
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
6,838
Households
3,141
Crimes · Mar '26
27 · 3.9 per 1k
3,141
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 61%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
27 · 3.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
285
Postcodes
3,141
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 61%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
27 · 3.9 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
285
Postcodes

Overview of Wigton

Coordinates54.8244, -3.1648
Postcodes
285
Population (Census)
6,838
Households (Census)
3,141
Recorded crime · Mar '26
27 · 3.9 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wigton

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.18 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.18 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Wigton

Crime trends · Wigton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY -10%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

4 of 5 key categories improving

27
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Wigton

Ethnicity

Total residents: 6,849
White Brit.97.0%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 1.6%

Religion

Total residents: 6,851
Christian60.7%
No religion32.9%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 0.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 6,838
50–6422.4%
35–4915.9%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.8%
75–848.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%

Households

Total households: 3,141
Other17.4%
Any member 66+16.9%
All members 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.0%
+ 7 other households · 30.7%

Postcode Districts in Wigton