Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Higham & Shorne
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.11 (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 7.11 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Higham & Shorne
Crime trends · Higham & Shorne
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17
YoY +70%
ASB
13
YoY +8%
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY +50%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
55
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Higham & Shorne
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,370
White Brit.85.5%
Indian5.2%
Other White1.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.6%
African1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Total residents: 6,371
Christian54.2%
No religion31.3%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh5.7%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,369
50–6422.4%
35–4916.5%
65–7414.4%
75–849.8%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 2,602
All members 66+16.8%
Any member 66+16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
