Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Ditchling & Westmeston
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the least deprived
Mean decile 10.00 (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 10.00 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Ditchling & Westmeston
Crime trends · Ditchling & Westmeston
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY -33%
ASB
4
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
11
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Ditchling & Westmeston
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,549
White Brit.89.6%
Other White3.7%
White Irish2.4%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,559
Christian54.4%
No religion34.9%
Not answered9.3%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,553
50–6418.4%
75–8416.0%
65–7414.6%
85 years and over14.3%
35–4913.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.6%
Households
Total households: 1,053
Any member 66+26.7%
All members 66+22.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
