Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Boreham and The Leighs
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.32 (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 7.32 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Boreham and The Leighs
Crime trends · Boreham and The Leighs
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +11%
ASB
5
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Boreham and The Leighs
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,934
White Brit.89.3%
Other White1.9%
African1.2%
Indian1.1%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
Total residents: 6,941
Christian48.0%
No religion44.1%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,930
35–4919.2%
50–6419.1%
25–3413.8%
65–749.7%
10–158.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Total households: 2,744
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
