Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Waltham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.64 (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 8.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Waltham
Crime trends · Bishop's Waltham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
18
YoY +20%
ASB
9
YoY +12%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
4
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
50
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bishop's Waltham
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,973
White Brit.95.1%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Total residents: 7,987
Christian52.0%
No religion42.5%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,982
50–6421.5%
35–4917.3%
65–7414.1%
25–349.9%
75–849.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 3,570
Any member 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
All members 66+14.4%
Other13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
