Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Etching Hill & the Heath
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.74 (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 6.74 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Etching Hill & the Heath
Crime trends · Etching Hill & the Heath
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +62%
ASB
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +400%
Burglary
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY -40%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising
32
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Etching Hill & the Heath
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,517
White Brit.95.0%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 9,511
Christian53.8%
No religion40.3%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,507
50–6422.4%
35–4916.9%
65–7412.8%
25–3411.8%
75–847.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 4,044
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Any member 66+13.3%
All members 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
