Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.97 (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 6.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
Crime trends · Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY -17%
ASB
16
YoY -43%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
2
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
5
YoY +25%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
98
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate
Ethnicity
Total residents: 9,757
White Brit.81.6%
Other White9.9%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
Other Asian1.1%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Total residents: 9,763
Christian49.9%
No religion40.8%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 3.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 9,772
50–6421.7%
35–4919.7%
25–3414.8%
65–7410.7%
75–848.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.6%
Households
Total households: 5,235
Other30.4%
Any member 66+17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
All members 66+9.0%
+ 6 other households · 24.9%
Postcode Districts in Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate