A recent visit by RocaNews to Dewsbury, England, highlighted Savile Town, a local area with an exceptionally high Muslim demographic, noted as 89.6% in the 2021 census, which is one of the highest concentrations in the UK. This community, which largely consists of residents of Pakistani origin due to past industrial labor migration, is home to the Markazi mosque, one of the largest in Europe. Dewsbury itself, located in the former Heavy Woollen District, faces broader socio-economic challenges, with parts of the town ranking among the most deprived in England for factors like crime and education, and the area as a whole showing lower levels of social trust compared to the national average.
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