Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Blendon & Penhill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.19 (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 8.19 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Blendon & Penhill
Crime trends · Blendon & Penhill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY +75%
ASB
3
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -14%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
27
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Blendon & Penhill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 18,048
White Brit.79.9%
Other White3.9%
Indian3.3%
African2.4%
Other Asian1.4%
+ 3 other groups · 9.1%
Religion
Total residents: 18,052
Christian49.5%
No religion37.2%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.1%
Hindu2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 18,038
35–4920.1%
50–6419.8%
25–3412.0%
65–749.5%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 6,947
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.8%
Any member 66+12.6%
All members 66+11.1%
Other9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
