Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.05 (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 7.05 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
Crime trends · Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -17%
ASB
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
23
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Ashley, Bashley & Fernhill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,789
White Brit.94.0%
Other White2.4%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Total residents: 8,788
Christian53.1%
No religion38.9%
Not answered6.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,797
50–6422.0%
65–7416.7%
35–4914.2%
75–8412.5%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.6%
Households
Total households: 3,820
All members 66+19.9%
Any member 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
