Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Central St Leonards
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.06 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.06 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Central St Leonards
Crime trends · Central St Leonards
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20
YoY -20%
ASB
26
YoY +136%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -80%
Burglary
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
16
YoY +167%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
94
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Central St Leonards
Ethnicity
Total residents: 8,424
White Brit.71.7%
Other White11.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.7%
African2.5%
Other Asian2.0%
+ 3 other groups · 9.5%
Religion
Total residents: 8,422
No religion49.1%
Christian35.1%
Not answered7.8%
Muslim3.9%
Other religion1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 8,439
50–6423.2%
35–4921.8%
25–3414.2%
65–7410.8%
75–845.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.3%
Households
Total households: 4,734
Other34.4%
Any member 66+17.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.0%
