Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bushey St James
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.53 (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 7.53 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Bushey St James
Crime trends · Bushey St James
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
32
YoY stable
ASB
20
YoY +43%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -86%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -55%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
72
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Bushey St James
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,029
White Brit.63.0%
Other White9.1%
Indian7.7%
White Irish2.9%
African2.5%
+ 8 other groups · 14.8%
Religion
Total residents: 9,017
Christian41.7%
No religion26.6%
Jewish12.6%
Hindu6.9%
Not answered6.3%
+ 1 other religions · 5.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,555
75–8471.9%
35–496.2%
16–194.5%
25–344.4%
85 years and over4.3%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.7%
Households
Total households: 3,557
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
Other14.4%
Any member 66+14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
