Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.50 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.50 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Crime trends · Dorridge and Hockley Heath
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -23%
ASB
2
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
9
YoY +29%
Burglary
3
YoY -25%
Criminal damage
4
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
38
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Dorridge and Hockley Heath
Ethnicity
Total residents: 13,226
White Brit.87.4%
Indian3.0%
Other White2.3%
White Irish1.4%
Pakistani1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 4.6%
Religion
Total residents: 13,213
Christian59.0%
No religion30.7%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim2.0%
Sikh1.5%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 13,239
50–6421.8%
35–4918.9%
65–7411.8%
10–158.7%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Total households: 5,341
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.9%
Any member 66+16.1%
All members 66+15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
