Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Willaston & Thornton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.13 (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 8.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Willaston & Thornton
Crime trends · Willaston & Thornton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY +100%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
10
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Willaston & Thornton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,208
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Total residents: 6,205
Christian63.5%
No religion30.1%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,224
50–6424.4%
35–4916.4%
65–7415.1%
75–8410.7%
25–347.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Total households: 2,736
All members 66+17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.4%
