Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for North Hertfordshire
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.66 (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 7.66 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in North Hertfordshire
Crime trends · North Hertfordshire
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
233
YoY stable
ASB
143
YoY -13%
Vehicle Crime
25
YoY -11%
Burglary
22
YoY -24%
Criminal damage
55
YoY +31%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Theft
44
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
643
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in North Hertfordshire
Ethnicity
Total residents: 133,139
White Brit.81.3%
Other White4.9%
Indian2.8%
White & Black Caribbean1.4%
White Irish1.3%
+ 2 other groups · 8.3%
Religion
Total residents: 133,203
No religion44.5%
Christian43.8%
Not answered6.0%
Sikh1.7%
Muslim1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 182,215
75–8473.1%
35–495.4%
16–194.8%
25–344.5%
85 years and over4.1%
+ 3 other age groups · 8.1%
Households
Total households: 56,683
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Other16.6%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
