Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Newtown & Heatherlands
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.68 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.68 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Newtown & Heatherlands
Crime trends · Newtown & Heatherlands
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY -26%
ASB
13
YoY -28%
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY +22%
Burglary
3
YoY +50%
Criminal damage
8
YoY +14%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
86
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Newtown & Heatherlands
Ethnicity
Total residents: 19,262
White Brit.83.6%
Other White8.0%
Other Asian1.1%
Indian1.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.0%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 19,275
No religion45.4%
Christian45.2%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 19,273
35–4920.6%
50–6419.7%
25–3414.7%
65–749.4%
10–156.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.0%
Households
Total households: 8,223
Other16.4%
Any member 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.6%
