Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Harwich & Kingsway
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.00 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Harwich & Kingsway
Crime trends · Harwich & Kingsway
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY +27%
ASB
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY -50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
30
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Harwich & Kingsway
Ethnicity
Total residents: 4,232
White Brit.89.2%
Other White4.4%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 4,231
No religion50.8%
Christian41.0%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 4,232
50–6421.3%
35–4916.2%
25–3413.6%
65–7410.6%
20–247.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.3%
Households
Total households: 3,819
Lone parent family: With dependent children55.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent17.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children4.2%