Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Herne & Broomfield
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.39 (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 7.39 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Herne & Broomfield
Crime trends · Herne & Broomfield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -10%
ASB
2
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
24
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Herne & Broomfield
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,986
White Brit.94.4%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Total residents: 8,979
Christian52.0%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,976
50–6420.8%
35–4917.7%
65–7412.7%
25–3410.9%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Total households: 3,600
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+13.2%
All members 66+13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
