Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hertford Bengeo
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.22 (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 9.22 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hertford Bengeo
Crime trends · Hertford Bengeo
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -47%
ASB
7
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
28
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hertford Bengeo
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,956
White Brit.87.0%
Other White4.8%
White Irish1.7%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 8,949
Christian46.3%
No religion45.2%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,967
35–4922.2%
50–6419.7%
25–3411.6%
65–7410.1%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Total households: 3,846
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.0%
Other16.2%
Any member 66+13.0%
All members 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
