Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.48 (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 7.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
Crime trends · Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
25
YoY stable
ASB
23
YoY +77%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY +67%
Burglary
4
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +20%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
75
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,484
White Brit.66.1%
Indian7.4%
Other White6.7%
Pakistani3.8%
Other Asian2.9%
+ 5 other groups · 13.1%
Religion
Total residents: 9,491
Christian39.7%
No religion39.2%
Muslim7.8%
Hindu5.4%
Not answered5.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,491
35–4922.8%
25–3417.5%
50–6415.5%
≤47.9%
5–97.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Total households: 3,610
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.0%
Other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.2%
Any member 66+9.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 38.5%
Postcode Districts in Pound Hill North & Forge Wood
