Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Lyme & Charmouth
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.52 (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 7.52 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Lyme & Charmouth
Crime trends · Lyme & Charmouth
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY +133%
ASB
2
YoY -33%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
14
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Lyme & Charmouth
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,081
White Brit.94.6%
Other White2.6%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Total residents: 5,082
Christian53.0%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,093
50–6424.1%
65–7420.4%
75–8413.9%
35–4911.3%
85 years and over6.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.4%
Households
Total households: 2,504
Any member 66+23.0%
All members 66+21.7%
Other13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.6%
