Avg IMD
Most deprived 20–30%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
817
Households
311
Crimes · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 37.6 per 1k
311
Households
White Brit. · 69%
Ethnicity
Christian · 41%
Religion
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
Avg IMD
Among the highest · 37.6 per 1k
Crimes · Aug '26
44
Postcodes

Police Recorded Crime in ST55

England & Wales
Crime trends · ST55

Estimated — no LSOA is mostly in ST55, so counts are weighted by each LSOA's share of live postcodes (police.uk, Census 2021)

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY —
13106
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
11
YoY —
1172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
8
YoY -20%
1296
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving

31
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in ST55

Ethnicity

Total residents: 818
White Brit.69.3%
African5.9%
Indian5.6%
Pakistani3.3%
Chinese3.1%
+ 5 other groups · 12.8%

Religion

Total residents: 817
Christian40.9%
No religion36.1%
Not answered12.0%
Muslim7.2%
Buddhist1.1%
+ 2 other religions · 2.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 817
20–2424.7%
16–1915.8%
25–3414.7%
50–6410.9%
35–499.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.2%

Households

Total households: 311
One person: other30.6%
One person: aged 66+16.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
Single family household, all members 66+8.4%
+ 9 other households · 26.7%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for ST55

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 20–30%
Mean decile 3.16 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 20–30% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.16 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

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Overview of ST55

Coordinates53.0142, -2.2380
Postcodes
44
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
817
Households (Census)
311
Recorded crime · Aug '26 · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)
Among the highest · 37.6 per 1k

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