Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishopston and Ashley Down
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.88 (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 7.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bishopston and Ashley Down
Crime trends · Bishopston and Ashley Down
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY -33%
ASB
5
YoY -38%
Vehicle Crime
20
YoY +186%
Burglary
7
YoY +17%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
107
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bishopston and Ashley Down
Ethnicity
Total residents: 14,006
White Brit.78.9%
Other White7.4%
White & Asian1.7%
White Irish1.5%
African1.4%
+ 3 other groups · 9.0%
Religion
Total residents: 14,006
No religion63.0%
Christian23.7%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim3.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 14,004
35–4922.3%
25–3419.1%
20–2414.9%
50–6413.6%
≤46.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%
Households
Total households: 5,332
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Other17.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.3%
