Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hertford Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.81 (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 8.81 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hertford Castle
Crime trends · Hertford Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +17%
ASB
19
YoY +46%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +75%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
124
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hertford Castle
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,483
White Brit.83.0%
Other White6.5%
White Irish1.4%
White & Asian1.0%
+ other · 8.0%
Religion
Total residents: 6,475
Christian45.2%
No religion45.1%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim1.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,479
35–4921.9%
50–6418.1%
25–3414.6%
65–749.8%
75–846.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 3,081
Other21.2%
Any member 66+16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
