Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shildon & Dene Valley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.96 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.96 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Shildon & Dene Valley
Crime trends · Shildon & Dene Valley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
84
YoY stable
ASB
27
YoY -37%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
10
YoY stable
Criminal damage
34
YoY +79%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
213
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Shildon & Dene Valley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 16,900
White Brit.96.0%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Total residents: 16,920
Christian54.0%
No religion39.9%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 16,910
50–6421.5%
35–4917.7%
25–3412.4%
65–7411.9%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Total households: 7,938
Other23.8%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
