Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.77 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.77 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
Crime trends · Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY -8%
ASB
15
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
4
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
88
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,748
White Brit.92.7%
Other White2.8%
White Irish1.2%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 4,748
Christian53.3%
No religion39.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,751
50–6424.4%
35–4918.2%
65–7412.8%
25–348.9%
75–848.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.6%
Households
Total households: 1,973
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
All members 66+15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
