Wyken Area Report | Postcodes, Deprivation & Local Data | Sipuha
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Avg IMD
Around average
Population
17,588
Households
7,054
Crimes · Mar '26
60 · 3.4 per 1k
7,054
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
60 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
297
Postcodes
7,054
Households
White Brit. · 66%
Ethnicity
Christian · 48%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
60 · 3.4 per 1k
Crimes · Mar '26
297
Postcodes

Overview of Wyken

Coordinates52.4121, -1.4495
Postcodes
297
Population (Census)
17,588
Households (Census)
7,054
Recorded crime · Mar '26
60 · 3.4 per 1k

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wyken

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.76 (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 5.76 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Police Recorded Crime in Wyken

Crime trends · Wyken
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
35
YoY stable
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -70%
Burglary
1
YoY -80%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26

3 of 5 key categories improving

60
incidents · Mar '26

Demographics in Wyken

Ethnicity

Total residents: 17,573
White Brit.66.4%
Indian11.7%
Other White4.5%
African4.2%
Other Asian2.4%
+ 4 other groups · 10.8%

Religion

Total residents: 17,560
Christian48.0%
No religion32.1%
Sikh6.0%
Not answered4.9%
Hindu4.2%
+ 1 other religions · 4.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 17,588
35–4920.5%
50–6419.4%
25–3412.5%
65–749.1%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 7,054
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Other15.4%
Any member 66+12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.8%

Postcode Districts in Wyken