Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Brighton and Hove
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.33 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.33 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Brighton and Hove
Crime trends · Brighton and Hove
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
749
YoY -10%
ASB
575
YoY +30%
Vehicle Crime
55
YoY -17%
Burglary
72
YoY -9%
Criminal damage
165
YoY -13%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
146
YoY +59%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · asb rising
2,595
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Brighton and Hove
Ethnicity
Total residents: 277,127
White Brit.73.9%
Other White9.7%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%
White & Asian1.5%
+ 6 other groups · 11.3%
Religion
Total residents: 277,052
No religion55.2%
Christian30.9%
Not answered7.1%
Muslim3.1%
Other religion1.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
Total residents: 277,072
35–4921.3%
50–6419.1%
25–3415.0%
20–2410.1%
65–747.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 121,286
Other23.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Any member 66+11.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.5%
