Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Southwater South & Shipley
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.60 (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 7.60 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Southwater South & Shipley
Crime trends · Southwater South & Shipley
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY +88%
ASB
6
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
3
YoY +200%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
35
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Southwater South & Shipley
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,034
White Brit.91.8%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 5.0%
Religion
Total residents: 8,023
Christian46.8%
No religion45.2%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,019
50–6422.3%
35–4919.5%
25–3412.2%
65–7410.7%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Total households: 3,271
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.0%
