Overview of West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
Coordinates50.9404, -0.4277
Postcodes
270
Population (Census)
8,701
Households (Census)
3,653
Recorded crime · Mar '26
24 · 2.8 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 9.08 (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 9.08 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
Crime trends · West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY +29%
ASB
6
YoY +50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
24
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,715
White Brit.93.5%
Other White2.9%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Total residents: 8,702
Christian56.4%
No religion36.8%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,701
50–6424.9%
65–7416.8%
35–4915.1%
75–8410.9%
25–346.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Total households: 3,653
All members 66+21.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Any member 66+13.6%
Other7.0%
+ 7 other households · 24.9%
Postcode Districts in West Chiltington, Thakeham & Ashington
