Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Polegate Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.23 (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 7.23 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Polegate Central
Crime trends · Polegate Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY stable
ASB
3
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
3
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
18
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Polegate Central
Ethnicity
Total residents: 5,831
White Brit.90.2%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 7.0%
Religion
Total residents: 5,826
No religion47.6%
Christian44.2%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
Total residents: 5,826
50–6420.4%
35–4919.3%
25–3412.2%
65–749.7%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.0%
Households
Total households: 2,307
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.9%
