Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Watchfield & Shrivenham
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 8.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the least deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 8.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Watchfield & Shrivenham
Crime trends · Watchfield & Shrivenham
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22
YoY +83%
ASB
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
4
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
35
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Watchfield & Shrivenham
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,303
White Brit.88.2%
Other White4.4%
African1.3%
+ other · 6.2%
Religion
Total residents: 8,288
Christian53.8%
No religion38.4%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,303
35–4921.2%
50–6420.6%
25–3411.9%
65–7410.3%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Total households: 3,342
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.1%
