Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Hitchin Bearton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.64 (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 7.64 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Hitchin Bearton
Crime trends · Hitchin Bearton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY -20%
ASB
14
YoY +40%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
5
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Hitchin Bearton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,612
White Brit.71.5%
Other White7.4%
Indian4.5%
Bangladeshi2.0%
White Irish1.8%
+ 8 other groups · 12.8%
Religion
Total residents: 9,587
No religion46.7%
Christian36.8%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim4.1%
Sikh3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 12,771
75–8475.2%
85 years and over5.0%
35–494.9%
25–344.5%
65–743.5%
+ 3 other age groups · 7.0%
Households
Total households: 4,265
Other24.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
