Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Highcliffe & Walkford
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.72 (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 8.72 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Highcliffe & Walkford
Crime trends · Highcliffe & Walkford
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY +33%
ASB
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
8
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Highcliffe & Walkford
Ethnicity
Total residents: 11,138
White Brit.93.4%
Other White3.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Total residents: 11,131
Christian59.6%
No religion32.4%
Not answered6.4%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 11,107
50–6420.2%
65–7418.7%
75–8416.1%
35–4912.6%
85 years and over8.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%
Households
Total households: 5,353
Any member 66+25.7%
All members 66+24.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
