Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Northowram and Shelf
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.99 (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 6.99 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Northowram and Shelf
Crime trends · Northowram and Shelf
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY stable
ASB
1
YoY -83%
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -47%
Burglary
2
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +150%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
40
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Northowram and Shelf
Ethnicity
Total residents: 11,513
White Brit.94.0%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 4.9%
Religion
Total residents: 11,511
Christian53.7%
No religion39.1%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 11,527
50–6423.9%
35–4917.7%
65–7413.5%
25–3410.7%
75–848.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.2%
Households
Total households: 5,209
Other16.2%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
