Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.75 (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 7.75 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Crime trends · Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY +60%
ASB
14
YoY +8%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY -67%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
54
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
Ethnicity
Total residents: 6,267
White Brit.81.7%
Other White5.6%
Indian4.5%
Other Asian1.6%
White & Asian1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 5.5%
Religion
Total residents: 6,273
Christian48.8%
No religion38.7%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu3.4%
Muslim1.8%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 6,276
50–6421.1%
35–4920.4%
25–3412.1%
65–749.9%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.5%
Households
Total households: 2,801
Any member 66+17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.0%
Other16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
All members 66+8.8%
+ 7 other households · 29.1%
Postcode Districts in Burgess Hill Meeds & Hammonds
