Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.51 (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 4.51 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Castle
Crime trends · Bishop's Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY +14%
ASB
2
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bishop's Castle
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,059
White Brit.95.4%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 4,054
Christian55.0%
No religion37.4%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,044
50–6425.5%
65–7416.7%
35–4913.6%
75–8411.7%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
Total households: 1,842
Any member 66+18.0%
All members 66+15.8%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
