Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blackwater and Hawley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.22 (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 9.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Blackwater and Hawley
Crime trends · Blackwater and Hawley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -50%
ASB
5
YoY -17%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -86%
Burglary
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
30
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Blackwater and Hawley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,245
White Brit.80.6%
Other White5.0%
Other Asian4.9%
Indian1.8%
African1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 6.4%
Religion
Total residents: 9,248
Christian45.5%
No religion41.3%
Not answered5.8%
Hindu2.9%
Buddhist1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,233
50–6418.1%
35–4917.9%
25–3415.2%
65–749.2%
16–197.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.7%
Households
Total households: 3,480
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Any member 66+12.4%
Other11.9%
All members 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
