Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Whiteley and Shedfield
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 8.40 (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 8.40 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Whiteley and Shedfield
Crime trends · Whiteley and Shedfield
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY stable
ASB
5
YoY +67%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
5
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
52
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Whiteley and Shedfield
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,699
White Brit.88.3%
Other White4.3%
Indian1.9%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 6,706
Christian47.6%
No religion42.7%
Not answered6.6%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,707
50–6422.3%
35–4920.5%
25–3412.4%
65–749.1%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Total households: 2,693
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%