Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.64 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Crime trends · Borehamwood Cowley Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY -51%
ASB
15
YoY -29%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY +33%
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
67
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Borehamwood Cowley Hill
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,499
White Brit.61.6%
Other White13.5%
African6.0%
Indian4.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.1%
+ 4 other groups · 11.6%
Religion
Total residents: 9,511
Christian43.6%
No religion30.7%
Jewish10.4%
Not answered6.3%
Muslim4.3%
+ 1 other religions · 4.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,134
75–8472.4%
35–496.0%
25–345.1%
85 years and over4.9%
65–743.8%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.8%
Households
Total households: 3,742
Other17.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Any member 66+12.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.6%
