Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rural North East
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.06 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 9.06 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Rural North East
Crime trends · Rural North East
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY +67%
ASB
1
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
14
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Rural North East
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,577
White Brit.95.1%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Total residents: 7,568
Christian69.9%
No religion25.0%
Not answered4.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,579
50–6424.4%
35–4916.8%
65–7414.5%
75–8410.7%
25–347.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.1%
Households
Total households: 3,252
All members 66+17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.2%
Any member 66+15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
