Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Chale, Niton & Shorwell
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.01 (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 4.01 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Chale, Niton & Shorwell
Crime trends · Chale, Niton & Shorwell
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
3
YoY -67%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
9
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Chale, Niton & Shorwell
Ethnicity
Total residents: 3,461
White Brit.96.2%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Total residents: 3,464
Christian54.5%
No religion37.2%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 3,455
50–6426.2%
65–7419.2%
35–4914.0%
75–8410.6%
25–346.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Total households: 1,584
Any member 66+19.0%
All members 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.7%
Other12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
