Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Metheringham Rural
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.48 (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 7.48 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Metheringham Rural
Crime trends · Metheringham Rural
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -33%
ASB
11
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
25
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Metheringham Rural
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,438
White Brit.96.5%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Total residents: 5,439
Christian55.7%
No religion37.1%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,434
50–6423.1%
35–4917.0%
65–7413.9%
25–349.9%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Total households: 2,392
Any member 66+15.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.2%
All members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
