Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harpenden South
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 10.00 (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 10.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Harpenden South
Crime trends · Harpenden South
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1
YoY -50%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
6
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Harpenden South
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,253
White Brit.83.7%
Other White5.1%
Indian2.4%
White Irish1.9%
White & Asian1.4%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 7,249
Christian54.3%
No religion35.5%
Not answered5.4%
Hindu1.6%
Muslim1.4%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,261
50–6422.2%
35–4920.8%
65–7410.6%
10–159.0%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.3%
Households
Total households: 2,792
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children27.5%
All members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent7.9%
