Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.78 (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 7.78 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Crime trends · Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
11
YoY -31%
ASB
7
YoY -67%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
6
YoY +50%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
29
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Wathvale & Bishop Monkton
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,545
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Total residents: 8,551
Christian60.5%
No religion32.8%
Not answered5.2%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,549
50–6424.1%
35–4917.5%
65–7413.0%
25–349.6%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.4%
Households
Total households: 3,587
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.5%
