Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Stortford South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.78 (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 9.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Stortford South
Crime trends · Bishop's Stortford South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY +67%
ASB
11
YoY +120%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
38
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bishop's Stortford South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,547
White Brit.81.2%
Other White7.3%
Indian1.6%
White & Asian1.3%
Other Asian1.1%
+ 2 other groups · 7.5%
Religion
Total residents: 6,548
Christian48.2%
No religion40.8%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim2.4%
Hindu1.2%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,537
50–6421.9%
35–4921.3%
25–3410.7%
65–749.4%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%
Households
Total households: 2,526
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.9%
Other11.8%
Any member 66+11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
