Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Loughton & Shenley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.84 (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 7.84 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Loughton & Shenley
Crime trends · Loughton & Shenley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
51
YoY -9%
ASB
12
YoY -40%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +71%
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
10
YoY +67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
131
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Loughton & Shenley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 15,698
White Brit.56.7%
Indian11.1%
Other White7.9%
African6.0%
Pakistani2.8%
+ 7 other groups · 15.4%
Religion
Total residents: 15,696
Christian40.6%
No religion34.7%
Hindu8.5%
Muslim7.5%
Not answered5.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 15,699
35–4923.4%
50–6419.8%
25–3414.0%
10–158.3%
65–747.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Total households: 5,969
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.2%
Other15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.7%
