Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.04 (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 7.04 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Crime trends · Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
13
YoY +30%
ASB
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
17
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Scotton & Lower Wensleydale
Ethnicity
Total residents: 7,088
White Brit.84.0%
Other Asian8.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.8%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Total residents: 7,084
Christian51.4%
No religion33.9%
Hindu5.4%
Not answered4.1%
Buddhist3.4%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
Total residents: 7,079
50–6418.6%
25–3415.9%
35–4914.5%
65–7410.3%
20–249.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Total households: 2,384
Married or civil partnership couple: No children20.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
