Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chafford and North Stifford
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.75 (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 7.75 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chafford and North Stifford
Crime trends · Chafford and North Stifford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY stable
ASB
7
YoY +75%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
35
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chafford and North Stifford
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,016
White Brit.56.5%
African13.2%
Other White10.1%
Indian4.8%
Other Black2.0%
+ 6 other groups · 13.4%
Religion
Total residents: 8,013
Christian54.3%
No religion29.0%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim5.2%
Sikh2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,996
35–4925.4%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.8%
10–159.6%
5–97.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Total households: 2,835
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children26.0%
Other15.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.9%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.8%
