Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.97 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Crime trends · Shaftesbury & Queenstown
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY stable
ASB
45
YoY +165%
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY -12%
Burglary
13
YoY +86%
Criminal damage
7
YoY +133%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · asb rising
127
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Shaftesbury & Queenstown
Ethnicity
Total residents: 17,813
White Brit.44.5%
Other White15.3%
African9.6%
Caribbean5.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.2%
+ 10 other groups · 21.8%
Religion
Total residents: 17,844
Christian43.5%
No religion36.2%
Muslim10.8%
Not answered7.1%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 17,828
25–3430.2%
35–4920.5%
50–6414.1%
20–248.7%
65–745.3%
+ 5 other age groups · 21.2%
Households
Total households: 7,864
Other22.5%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over16.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
