Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Stortford Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.13 (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 8.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Stortford Central
Crime trends · Bishop's Stortford Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY stable
ASB
3
YoY -62%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -60%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bishop's Stortford Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 10,006
White Brit.71.3%
Other White15.0%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
White Irish1.6%
White & Asian1.3%
+ 4 other groups · 9.2%
Religion
Total residents: 10,001
Christian47.4%
No religion41.9%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,990
35–4921.7%
50–6418.0%
25–3417.1%
65–747.9%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 4,389
Other18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.6%
Any member 66+13.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
